(Not) lost generation

Leonid was born in Kyiv. After graduating from high school, he entered the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, majoring in Psychology. In the summer of 2020, he was drafted into the army and later signed a contract after 4 months of military service.

In 2023, he served in the 169th Yaroslav the Wise Training Center “Desna”, where he reached the rank of sergeant. During the full-scale invasion, he took part in the battles near Chernihiv, Chornobyl, Mariupol, and in eastern Ukraine. He participated in the operation to liberate the Kherson region. He was transferred to the 72nd Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians, where he participated in the battles near Vuhledar.

He died on 26.05.2023 during an assault on enemy positions near the village Volodymyrivka, Volnovakha district, near Vuhledar. He was posthumously awarded the Order “For Courage, III Class”.

At the time of his death, Leonid was 22 years old…

Public figure, volunteer

D. in Economics, mentor of the direction “Charity and Veteran Policy as a Culture of National Consciousness”

Journalist of the media platform “Censor. NET”

Veteran, DAP defender, People’s Hero of Ukraine Kyrylo Nedria

Founder of FinStream and Cronvest, Chairman of the Association of Veteran Entrepreneurs, Lt.

President and Founder of the TAPS USA, the US national veterans organization.

«I am deeply honored to accept this role and stand beside you in amplifying the program’s message across the United States. This scholarship will provide invaluable resources to those who have bravely defended their homeland and deserve every opportunity to build a bright future.
Your team’s tireless efforts in advancing veterans’ rights, reforming public administration, and fostering collaboration between like-minded organizations are inspiring.»

Founder of FinStream and Cronvest companies, Head of the Association of ATO Veterans-Entrepreneurs, junior lieutenant.
«As a part of a very productive cooperation with the KSPA under the memorandum signed with the Association of ATO Veteran Entrepreneurs, I have the honor to be a member of the scholarship council of the Serhiy Nyzhny Kyiv School of Public Administration and invite servicemen and veterans to participate in the scholarship program ‘The Not Lost Generation.’»

Chief operating officer of the Veteran Coalition International – an organization that supports veterans from the countries members of NATO and those from friendly countries. Prominent American serviceman and veteran.
Alumni of the U.S Military Academy at West Point, Georgetown University and the U.S. Air Force Air University. He has diplomas from the French Military Colleges, has received numerous U.S. military awards and been recognized by the German, Italian, and Ukrainian governments.
E.J. served six and a half years as NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment responsible for policy and programmatic oversight of NATO’s major systems and the relationship with the defense industry.
He also was IBM Business Development Executive at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium and at US European Command and US Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany.

Ukrainian veteran, public figure, retired Junior Sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
After the start of the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, serving as the commander of a sapper unit in the 130th Battalion of the Territorial Defence Forces of the AFU.
On June 27th 2022, Yuriy was severely wounded during an artillery bombardment near Kharkiv.
He was awarded the Order “For Courage, III Class”, as well as Golden and Steel Crosses Orders.