Roman Ratushnyi

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Roman Tarasovych Ratushnyi (Ukrainian: Роман Тарасович Ратушний, call sign: Seneca; 5 July 1997 – 9 June 2022) was a Ukrainian journalist and public activist. Ratushnyi was one of the first participants in the 2014 "Revolution of Dignity". In 2018, he founded an initiative that fights against construction in the green zone of Protasiv Yar in Kyiv. When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, Ratushnyi joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He died in Sulyhivka, a village near Izium, in June 2022.

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Biography Roman Tarasovych Ratushnyi was born on July 5, 1997, in Kyiv, in the family of Taras Ratushnyi (activist of the "Save Old Kyiv" movement) and writer Svitlana Povalyaeva. In 2012, he entered the Financial and Legal College in Kyiv, where he obtained a higher legal education. His elder brother, Vasyl Ratushnyi, a drone pilot, was killed by a drone on 27 February 2025.

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Euromaidan At the end of 2013, Roman took part in the Euromaidan, and was attacked with other students by Berkut on the night of November 30. After Euromaidan, for some time, as a journalist, he worked on the project "Metro to Troyeschyna" about Kyiv officials, wrote about energy, about tenders with diesel fuel at Ukrzaliznytsia. In December 2014, he actively participated in protests for personnel changes in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and speeding up investigations of crimes committed in 2013-2014 on Euromaidan and in Odesa. In 2015, he created a map of the international relations between the Russian and Ukrainian mafia, based on public articles, records, and links, which included about one thousand people involved in criminal activities. He supported the investigation of criminal activities and crimes committed by the Russian mafia. He was one of those who influenced the founding of the State Bureau of Investigation.

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Protasiv Yar In 2018, he headed the "Protect Protasiv Yar" initiative, and in 2019 – the public organization of the same name. The initiative is aimed at preserving the green zone in Protasovoy Yar in the center of Kyiv and preventing the development planned by Daytona Group LLC. Lawyer Yevgenia Zakrevska represented the interests of Roman Ratushnyi and the NGO "Protect Protasiv Yar" in court proceedings. The conflict between local residents and the developer escalated in early May 2019, when the developer took down the fence and announced to the local community plans to build three 40-story buildings on the slope. In October 2019, Roman Ratushnyi announced that he had been threatened with physical violence and published recordings of the corresponding dialogues with Andriy Smirnov, the Deputy Head of the Office of the President, later also by Gennady Korban. On this occasion, Town Hall appealed to the President of Ukraine Zelenskyi, as well as to the then Prosecutor General Ruslan Ryaboshapka, but criminal proceedings were not opened. Threats to the activist were never investigated. For some time he hid because of them, because he feared for his life. Subsequently, the State Architectural and Building Inspection issued an order prohibiting the…Citește mai mult

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Political and public activity During the 2020 local elections, he ran for the Kyiv City Council of the IX convocation from the UDAR Vitaliy Klychka party, while not being a member of the party. Roman was a participant in actions in support of imprisoned Odesa activist Serhiy Sternenko. After another campaign for Serhiy's birthday on March 20, 2021, Ratushnyi was sent under 24-hour house arrest by the decision of the Pechersk District Court on March 29. He was suspected of hooliganism. The evidence of the prosecutor's office was a photo in which Ratushnyi was allegedly recognized by witnesses. The photo is a black background and white dots on it. In social networks, the case has already been dubbed the "Case of Kazimir Malevich" with a reference to the artist's most famous painting "The Black Square".

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Russian invasion of 2022 After the beginning of the invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, Ratushnyi, under the call sign "Seneca", became a volunteer in the ranks of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, created the "Protasovoy Yar" unit. He first defended Kyiv as the commander of a rapid response group of the DFTG together with units of the GUR and the SBU, later he operated in Sumy Oblast as part of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade deep in the occupied territories, thanks to Vlad "Snake" Sordu, becoming a member of the sabotage and intelligence command under the leadership of Dmytruk Bohdan Oleksandrovych. Took part in ambushes on columns of occupying troops, collection of operational information, and de-occupation of populated areas of the region. Since the beginning of April, Ratushnyi fought in the Kharkiv region, in particular in the Izyum district, in the reconnaissance platoon of the 2nd motorized infantry battalion of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade of the Kholodny Yar Armed Forces. He died in the battle near Izium on June 9, 2022, falling into an enemy ambush. Roman's father later reported that Roman died near the village of Sulyhivka. The funeral service was held on June 18 in St.…Citește mai mult

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Awards He received the Order "For Courage" of the III degree (2022, posthumously) - for personal courage and selfless actions shown in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath.

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Commemoration The "Novynarnya" publication announced the creation of the "Roman Ratushnyi Premium Fund" for increased fees for reporting on those who take part in the Russian-Ukrainian war on the side of Ukraine. The fund was created from funds transferred by Roman's mother, Svitlana Povalyaeva, which came to her from benefactors as a reaction to his death. On June 17, 2022, an electronic petition was registered to award Roman Ratushnyi the title of Hero of Ukraine posthumously, and on August 1, it received the necessary 25,000 votes. On July 4, 2022, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, commemorated Ratushnyi in her speech at the Ukraine Recovery Conference: One month ago, a young Ukrainian hero died on the battlefield, as he fought for the future of his country. His name was Roman Ratushnyi, and he would have turned 25 tomorrow. Roman belonged to a new generation of young Ukrainians. As a teenager, he was among the first protesters on the Maidan, demonstrating for Europe and for democracy. And ever since, Roman never stopped fighting for a better Ukraine. He fought for a corruption-free Ukraine, both as activist and journalist. He fought for a greener Ukraine, leading the movement…Citește mai mult

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Streets In the capital, the former Volgogradska street in Solomianskyi District was renamed to Roman Ratushnyi Street. Such a proposal was submitted by the writer Evgeny Lear. In Mena, Chernihiv Oblast, Vatutina Street was renamed Roman Ratushnyi Street.

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Legacy Ratushnyi became a personification of the generation of young Ukrainians who profess democratic values. Roman Ratushnyi and all young fallen warriors of Ukraine were nominated for the IFLRY Freedom Award 2022. A street in Kyiv was renamed in his honor; over 30,000 people voted in support of the decision. The petition with the appeal to award him with the title of Hero of Ukraine has gathered the necessary 25,000 signatures. In July 2022, the Kyiv City Council supported the decision to create a landscape reserve on both slopes of Protasiv Yar in Kyiv. In the summer of 2023, the Protasiv Yar festival was held in Protasiv Yar Park in honor of Roman Ratushnyi. An annual scholarship in his name was established to assist community activists in pursuing legal education. Ratushnyi's mother, Svitlana Povaliaeva, said that her son had bequeathed to financially support the Shevchenko Museum and the Maiboroda National Bandura Chapel.