Junior Sergeant Vasyl Bondarenko was born on August 16, 1981 in the village of Fishki in the Cherkasy region. Later, his family moved to the Kyiv region. In recent years, he lived in the village of Kobyagi in the Kharkov district. He worked as a track installer at the community enterprise "Miskelektrotransservice" in Kharkiv. In September 2022 Vasil joined the army. He served as a tank mechanic in the 3rd Separate Assault Division. Was a pseudonym Vasiuk. "My husband was an honest and brave man. He always stood for the truth, helped his brother," wrote his wife Marina. Vasil died on June 13, 2025 in the village of Makevka in the Luhansk region. Shields forever 43. The defender was awarded the "Golden Cross", "Cross of the Brave" and the "Knight's Cross" medal. The soldier was buried in the village of Kobiagi. He is survived by his wife, son, brother and sister. The Ukrainian Pravda, together with the memorial platform, honors the memory of the fallen soldiers.

Junior Sergeant Vasyl Bondarenko was born on August 16, 1981 in the village of Fishki in the Cherkasy region. Later, his family moved to the Kyiv region. In recent years, he lived in the village of Kobyagi in the Kharkov district. He worked as a track installer at the community enterprise "Miskelektrotransservice" in Kharkiv. In September 2022 Vasil joined the army. He served as a tank mechanic in the 3rd Separate Assault Division. Was a pseudonym Vasiuk. "My husband was an honest and brave man. He always stood for the truth, helped his brother," wrote his wife Marina. Vasil died on June 13, 2025 in the village of Makevka in the Luhansk region. Shields forever 43. The defender was awarded the "Golden Cross", "Cross of the Brave" and the "Knight's Cross" medal. The soldier was buried in the village of Kobiagi. He is survived by his wife, son, brother and sister. The Ukrainian Pravda, together with the memorial platform, honors the memory of the fallen soldiers.