Maksym Vitaliovych Petrenko (Ukrainian: Максим Віталійович Петренко; 11 December 1983 – 1 June 2022) was a Ukrainian writer, scientist, inventor, educator, soldier, senior soldier of the National Guard of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Candidate of Technical Sciences (2022), Docent.[1]
Maksym Petrenko | |
|---|---|
| Максим Петренко | |
| Born | Maksym Vitaliovych Petrenko 11 December 1983 |
| Died | 1 June 2022 (aged 38) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Other names | Dotsent (Доцент)[1] |
| Alma mater | Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine" |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, scientist, inventor, educator, soldier |
| Awards | Order for Courage, 3rd class |
Biography
editMaksym Petrenko was born on 11 December 1983 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR.[2]
In 2008, he graduated from the Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine" (with honors in Computer Environmental and Economic Monitoring), where he worked his way up from a laboratory assistant to the head of the Computer Engineering Department since 2003.[2][3] He studied in South Korea and developed programmable constructors.[1] In 2012, he ran 42 km during a marathon.[4]
An active participant in the Revolution of Dignity, he was a member of the Maidan Self-Defense.[3][4] At the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, he volunteered to go to the front, where he fought in the 2nd Reserve Battalion of Operational Purpose of the National Guard of Ukraine.[1][5] He participated in the fighting near Debaltseve and Sloviansk. During his rotations, he continued to teach.[4] In 2016, he was demobilized.[1]
In 2018, Maksym enrolled in the Kyiv School of Economics under a program for veterans.[1]
From 24 February 2022, he was back at the front. He defended Kyiv and eastern Ukraine. He served as a senior rifleman and aerial reconnaissance officer of the Serhii Kulchytskyi Operational Battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine. He died on 1 June 2022 in Studenok, Kharkiv Oblast.[1][4]
He was buried in the Alley of Heroes of the Forest Cemetery in Kyiv.[1]
Works
editHe started writing in 2015.[1]
Maksym's works are published in the literary collection "Holos viiny: istorii veteraniv". In 2019, he published the book "Spokiinoi nochi".[1][3][5] He is an active participant in the Veteran's Book Tents and the All-Ukrainian Forum of Military Writers.[4]
Awards
edit- Order for Courage, 3rd class (23 February 2024, posthumously)[6]
- finalist of the International competition of autonomous robotic platforms "Roborace"[4]
- Badge for Valiant Service[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Мирослава Ільтьо (2024-01-11). "Максим Петренко «Доцент». Шлях дивовижного романтика, винахідника і воїна, який поліг за Україну, був знайдений і похований". Новинарня.
- ^ a b "Петренко Максим Віталійович". Інститут комп'ютерних технологій університету «України».
- ^ a b c "Пам'яті письменника, стрільця Максима Петренка". Укрінформ. 2023-11-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Максим Петренко". Платформа пам'яті Меморіал.
- ^ a b Віка Ясинська (2020-11-03). "Старший стрілець Максим Петренко: «Настав день, коли я дійсно повірив, що помру саме тут і зараз. Це була перша танкова атака на сили АТО»". Цензор.НЕТ.
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 23 лютого 2024 year № 96/2024 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)