Nazar Nebozhynskyi

Nazar Volodymyrovych Nebozhynskyi (Ukrainian: Назар Володимирович Небожинський, 23 January 1999, Rivne – 30 March 2022, Chernihiv Oblast) was a Ukrainian athlete, soldier, junior sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Hero of Ukraine (2023).

Nazar Nebozhynskyi
Native name
Назар Небожинський
Birth nameNazar Volodymyrovych Nebozhynskyi
Born(1999-01-23)23 January 1999
Rivne
Died30 March 2022(2022-03-30) (aged 23)
Chernihiv Oblast
AllegianceUkraine Ukraine
Service/branchArmed Forces of Ukraine
RankJunior sergeant
Battles/warsRusso-Ukrainian War
AwardsHero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine

Biography

Nazar Nebozhynskyi was born on 23 January 1999 in Rivne.[1] Nebozhynskyi played baseball. He was a baseball and softball coach.[2]

Studies at the Rivne educational complex "Collegium". In 2016, he entered the National University of Water and Environmental Engineering. After graduation, he voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[3][4]

On 30 March 2022,[2] in Chernihiv Oblast, Junior Sergeant Nazar Nebozhynskyi, an infantry fighting vehicle gunner, shot down three enemy "armor", but the last gun managed to work and fatally wounded him. Thus, at the cost of his own life, he saved 20 of his comrades.[3][5]

Nazar Nebozhynskyi was buried on 4 April 2022 on the Alley of Heroes at the Nove Cemetery in Rivne.[3]

Awards

Commemorating the memory

One of Rivne's streets is named after Nazar Nebozhynskyi.[8]

References

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