Valeriy Chybineyev

Valeriy Chybineyev
Valeriy Chybineyev
	Chybineyev in 2016
Native name	Чибінєєв Валерій Вікторович
Birth name	Valeriy Viktorovich Chybineyev
Born	3 March 1988; Berdiansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	3 March 2022 (aged 34); Hostomel, Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukraine
Service/branch	Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
Years of service	2010–2022
Rank	Major
Unit	79th Air Assault Brigade
Battles/wars	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Second Battle of Donetsk Airport; ; Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Hostomel †; ; ;
Awards	Hero of Ukraine
Alma mater	Odesa Military Academy

Valeriy Viktorovych Chybineyev (Ukrainian: Валерій Вікторович Чибінєєв; 3 March 1988 – 3 March 2022) was a Ukrainian sniper who served as commander of the sniper company of the 79th Air Assault Brigade. He fought in the war in Donbas and was awarded the Order of the Gold Star (Hero of Ukraine) in 2016 for his actions during a combat mission in Avdiivka. On his 34th birthday, Chybineyev was killed in the Battle of Hostomel during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.