Vladislav “Tiger” Yelinetsky is a fan of the football club “Dynamo” (Kyiv), a representative of the team “First Brovary Firm”.
Vladislav Nikolaevich Yelinetsky was born on November 6, 1996 in the village of Litky (Kiev region). He studied at the Litkivsk Secondary School named after M.P. Stelmach, after the 9th grade entered the Brovary Vocational and Technical Lyceum, where he acquired the specialty of auto locksmith. As a child, he was fond of football and participated in sports events. From a young age he was a sensitive and determined person, always came to the aid of those who needed it.
In civilian life, Vladislav worked in the field of management. After completing his military service in 2016-2018, he tried himself as a skilled worker abroad. Remembering those times, Vlad was dissatisfied with the foreigner, which is why in 2019 he returned to his homeland, and later joined the FBF football team.
According to the memories of teammates, constant training, improving oneself physically, the desire for development, confirmed by the results - were visible to the naked eye.
From the first days of the full-scale invasion, Vladislav took up arms as part of the 130th separate battalion of the 241st Obr TRo Armed Forces, took part in the defense of Kiev. In December 2022, at his own request, he transferred to the 206th separate battalion 241 Obr Troo of the Armed Forces. He took part in the battles for the Kharkiv region, later went to the Bakhmut direction, where together with his brothers he fought defensive battles against the regular troops of the enemy and the Wagner PKK.
Since September 4, 2023, he took part in battles in the Donetsk region, defending the settlements of Siversk, Kurakhovo, New York and Toretsk near Bakhmut.
In January 2024, Vladislav confessed to his beloved Nadiya on the TV channel “Dom”, during one of the issues of the project “I will not forget”. He met his future wife at the beginning of a full-scale invasion, when he came to the aid of his beloved's family. In the summer of the same year, the couple married, and at the end of August their daughter Sophie was born. Unfortunately, Vladislav only managed to stay with his wife and newborn daughter for a few days, after which he again returned to carry out combat missions to the East.
On September 9, 2024, “Tiger” entered combat duty in the area of N.P. Toretsk (Donetsk region). Soon enemy attacks began. The defenders held defensive positions to the last, as a result of which they repelled the first assault order of the enemy. Unfortunately, without abandoning their attempts to seize a favorable defensive position, the Russian occupation forces conducted another assault order, which for Vlad turned out to be the last...
On September 16, 2024, Vladislav Yelinetsky died. For more than six months he remained in the status of “missing”, because there was not enough evidence of his death. In May 2025, he and the fallen warrior said goodbye in his native village of Litky.
Eternal glory to the Hero!
