June 9 — the second anniversary of the death of activist and soldier Roman Ratushny. He was remembered as a defender of Protasovy Yar, who fought against illegal buildings. He was an active participant in the Revolution of Dignity and the protests at Bankovaya. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Roman Ratushny became a volunteer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was a scout of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyy Yar”. On June 9, 2022, he died near Izyum in Kharkiv region, where he and his brother were ambushed by the enemy.
“When Roma did not return from combat, I did not believe in his death. The account of the circumstances is contradictory, the pin on the map is in the enemy's rear, on the battlefield - an ambush. They could not break through to him, meanwhile the documents of his son were in the hostile publics,” he wrote at the time Facebooks Taras Ratushnyi.
Roman was 24 years old at the time of his death. At the farewell in the center of the capital, hundreds of people bowed their heads to the soldier. On the last trip he was accompanied by relatives, activist friends, brothers and caring Ukrainians.
On the second anniversary of his father's death Taras Ratushnyi posted a photo of his son from a protest action with the words: “Never fear anything”
And Roman's mother, a poet Svetlana Povalyaeva, on the eve of the anniversary, painfully recalls the moment of body recognition: “I recognized a mole on the cheekbone and musical fingers.”
Roman's phrase left its mark on history: “The more Russians we kill now, the less our children will have to be killed.” Graffiti with her is painted in Protasov Yar. Also on September 8, 2022, a street named after Roman Ratushny appeared in Kyiv.
The death of the Kyiv activist and volunteer was reported by influential world media: The Economist, Financial Times, The Guardian, Bild and The Times of India. Roman was buried at the Baikovo cemetery in Kiev. Before burial, the flag of Ukraine was unfurled over the coffin with his body and lit beacons.
June 9 — the second anniversary of the death of activist and soldier Roman Ratushny. He was remembered as a defender of Protasovy Yar, who fought against illegal buildings. He was an active participant in the Revolution of Dignity and the protests at Bankovaya. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Roman Ratushny became a volunteer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was a scout of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyy Yar”. On June 9, 2022, he died near Izyum in Kharkiv region, where he and his brother were ambushed by the enemy.
“When Roma did not return from combat, I did not believe in his death. The account of the circumstances is contradictory, the pin on the map is in the enemy's rear, on the battlefield - an ambush. They could not break through to him, meanwhile the documents of his son were in the hostile publics,” he wrote at the time Facebooks Taras Ratushnyi.
Roman was 24 years old at the time of his death. At the farewell in the center of the capital, hundreds of people bowed their heads to the soldier. On the last trip he was accompanied by relatives, activist friends, brothers and caring Ukrainians.
On the second anniversary of his father's death Taras Ratushnyi posted a photo of his son from a protest action with the words: “Never fear anything”
And Roman's mother, a poet Svetlana Povalyaeva, on the eve of the anniversary, painfully recalls the moment of body recognition: “I recognized a mole on the cheekbone and musical fingers.”
Roman's phrase left its mark on history: “The more Russians we kill now, the less our children will have to be killed.” Graffiti with her is painted in Protasov Yar. Also on September 8, 2022, a street named after Roman Ratushny appeared in Kyiv.
The death of the Kyiv activist and volunteer was reported by influential world media: The Economist, Financial Times, The Guardian, Bild and The Times of India. Roman was buried at the Baikovo cemetery in Kiev. Before burial, the flag of Ukraine was unfurled over the coffin with his body and lit beacons.
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