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Dmytro Yevdokymov

“Kant”

4 October 1998, Trostianets, Sumy Oblast – 29 March 2022, KyivUAL Kharkiv, 2018–2019

“We flooded a tractor, ended up at a Turkish wedding, got lost in the desert, worked at a hotel, and slept on a beach in Antalya. That was living in the moment — the way Dmytro loved to talk about it,” recalls his friend Yaroslav.

He dreamed of studying history — and ended up making it. He was a history student at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Right after the Academy, he completed compulsory service with the 95th Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, despite having the option to return to his studies and receive a deferment. He chose to put on the uniform again when the full-scale war began.

“I can’t do otherwise. I can’t betray what I believe in and what I love.” His decision to join the resistance was entirely consistent — everyone close to him understood this was who he was.

“Dima took my hand — firmly, as always — and, looking me in the eyes with such calm seriousness, said words I will never forget:

'Give me your word: if I’m gone, you’ll carry it for the two of us — live for two, fight for two, act for two. And don’t fall into despair; be strong. I’d like my farewell to be without wailing or lament, but with warmth, smiles, and music,’” recalls his girlfriend Kateryna.

We must honor the fallen in the way they themselves asked — as a mark of respect and gratitude.

Today, the gymnasium-boarding school where he studied bears the name of Dmytro Yevdokymov. A street in Trostianets has also been renamed in his honor. This became possible thanks to his mother’s efforts, public attention, a petition, and the NGO Ukrainian Students for Freedom.

Dmytro is buried in his hometown of Trostianets, a town liberated from russian occupation.

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