Biography

He joined the MNC in 2017. In 2019, he became a full member of the MNC, and in 2021, he became the head of the Ternopil branch and was elected to the Central Leadership of the MNC. Vasyl valued and took pride in his work with young people — the future generation of the Ukrainian nation. That is why he was actively involved in the implementation of national-patriotic events.

Vasyl was also a member of Plast: he joined Plast in 2020 and passed the KVDCH (Plast's basic training course). He was a senior Plast member and supporter.

At the end of 2022, he joined the Defense Forces as part of the 95th Airborne Brigade, which was stationed in the Lyman direction. He died on February 2, 2023, in the city of Kreminna in the Luhansk region. He was posthumously awarded the Order «For Courage» III degree.

«I remember: at the beginning of the full-scale offensive, we helped resettle hundreds of people in Ternopil. To save time, the dialogues were made as concise and clear as possible. Vasyl asked if there was still an apartment available for his friends. I wrote him the standard reply: “How many? Age? Pets?” He replied with clear information about each family member, including the age of the cat, which cheered me up and lifted my spirits at that moment...» — Ivan Sorokalita's memories of his friend Yakov.