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Dmytro Kozatsky

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Dmytro Kozatsky
Native nameДмитро Олександрович Козацький
BornUkraine
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Dmytro Kozatsky or Dmytro Kozatskyi (Ukrainian: Дмитро Олександрович Козацький, call sign - Orest) - Ukrainian photographer, serviceman, senior soldier, fighter of the Azov Battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine. Medal "For Military Service of Ukraine" (2022).[1]

Biography[edit]

Dmytro Kozatsky was born in the Zhytomyr Oblast.

In 2014 he left the Higher School of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów (Poland) to become a participant in the Revolution of Dignity. He is currently a student at the Ostroh Academy National University.[2][3]

In 2015 he joined the National Guard of Ukraine, and later joined the Azov Battalion.[3]

Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)[edit]

Since 2015, he has been a defender of Mariupol in the Donetsk region. From March 1, 2022, together with other colleagues, he held the defense at the Azovstal plant.[3]

Head of the press service of the Azov Battalion. Author of 10 photos of wounded colleagues from the field hospital at the plant, who flew around the world.[3] One of the photos, in which the young man falls under the rays of the May sun, falling inside the destroyed premises of the enterprise through a hole pierced by shells, was called "Light will win".[3]

To the sound of explosions, he sang the song "Stefania" by the Kalush Orchestra, which brought Ukraine victory in the song contest "Eurovision 2022".[2]

On May 20, 2022, before being taken prisoner, Dmytro Kozatsky published a post on his Twitter: “Well, that's all. Thank you for shelter Azovstal - the place of my death and my life. By the way, while I am in captivity, I will leave you photos in the best quality, send them to all journalistic awards and photo contests, if I win something, it will be very nice after the release. Thank you all for your support. See you.”.[4] On the same day, the Vice Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Olena Kondratyuk stated that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine would send photos of Dmytro Kozatsky to all parliaments of Europe and the world that are on Ukraine's side.[5] Also, the film association "Babylon'13" published a video of the "Mariupol Fortress. The last day in Azovstal", filmed by Dmitry.[6]

Family[edit]

Dmytro's mother, Iryna, works as a train conductor on evacuation trains and helps rescue civilians.

"She is an extremely strong woman who holds on and tries to support me in such a difficult time. I don't even know who is more difficult in this situation: children who are fighting in Azovstal, or parents who can't help from a distance", - Dmytro Kozatsky.[3]

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