Maksym Nefiodov

While performing a combat operation in eastern Ukraine, ballroom dancer Maksym Nefiodov was killed.

He was born on May 25, 1991. He studied at Zhytomyr school № 5, after which he entered the Ivan Franko State University of Zhytomyr. In his peaceful pre-war life, Maksym worked as a ballroom dance choreographer. His students often became winners and prize winners of various tournaments. Later, he worked for some time outside Ukraine, and in recent years, at the «Izovat» plant.

In October 2023, Maksym joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend his homeland from the Russian invasion. But less than 4 months later, his family received the sad news: on December 19, 2023, 32-year-old Maksym Nefiodov was killed while performing a combat operation…