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World War II Veterans

Mykhailo Avdalian (Megerdych Myrkunovych)

(14 January 1921 – 01 March 1989)

Mykhailo Avdalian was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, local historian.

Mykhailo Avdalian was born in Mykolaiv. In 1941, he graduated from the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupska. During World War II, he participated in combat operations as part of the Serheiev partisan detachment in the Lower Dnieper floodlands. Mykhailo Avdalian served in the army until the victory was achieved. He was awarded the Medal "For the Victory over Germany."

Oleksii Aleksieiev

(14 March 1924 – 01 September 2004)

Oleksii Aleksieiev was a law lecturer, a retired Lieutenant Colonel, and an Honorary Lecturer at Kherson State University. On 16 February 1942, he was called up for military service. He was a commander of a 122-mm howitzer in the 891st Artillery Regiment of the 332nd Rifle Division of the 4th Shock Army of the Kalinin Front. His service culminated in the decisive battle for Berlin, where he commanded the 1st Firing Platoon. Among his numerous awards are two Orders of the Patriotic War (2nd Class), the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 18 medals, and a commendation from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief for the storming and capture of Berlin.

Oleksandr Alifanov

(26 September 1916 – 12 July 2005)

Oleksandr Alifanov was a Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Geography, and Honorary Lecturer of Kherson State University. He was born in the stanytsia of Volodymyrivska, Krasnodar Krai. In 1938, after graduating from the Rostov Industrial Workers' Faculty, he enrolled at the Faculty of Geology of the Rostov-on-Don State University. In 194,2 he earned a degree in Geology and a qualification of Category II researcher in the field of geology and a lecturer at higher education institutions. From 1943, Oleksandr Alifanov served in the 42nd Regiment of the 10th Division of the 4th Kuban Guards Cavalry Corps. He was awarded the Order of the "Patriotic War," 2nd Class, and five medals. After demobilisation, he worked as a Chief Geologist on the restoration and construction of mines in Shakhty and Luhansk. He made a discovery that served as the foundation for new mine development, for which he earned the honorary title and the Excellence in the Coal Industry of the USSR badge.

Yurii Artamonov

(03 November 1925 – 03 April 1997)

Yurii Artamonov was a senior lecturer in the Department of Mathematical Analysis, Honorary Lecturer at Kharkiv State University. He was born in Barnaul, in the Altai Krai. During World War II, Yurii moved with his parents to Odesa, where he studied at the Naval College. He was a combatant, serving initially in the Stalin Partisan Detachment and later as a sapper in the 295th Rifle Division of the 2nd Ukrainian Front. After the war, Yurii Artamonov continued his military service until June 1950. He was awarded the Orders of the "Great Patriotic War," 1st and 2nd Class, the Order "For Courage," and numerous medals.

Mykola Bilyi

(22 November 1909 – 24 May 1988)

Mykola Bilyi was a Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, a professor, Head of the Department of Physics, and Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics (1955–1968), Excellence in Public Education of the Ukrainian SSR awardee and a graduate of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute (KSPI). He was born in the village of Mala Tokmachka, Orikhiv district, Zaporizhzhia region. In 1937, Mykola Bilyi graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the KSPI, qualifying as a physics teacher. After graduating, he worked at his alma mater as an Assistant and Lecturer of Physics and Physics Teaching Methodology. He served in the Second World War and was awarded six medals for battle merit. From 1946 until the end of his life, he worked at the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute.

Pavlo Bohdanov

(28 December 1914 – 09 October 1975)

Pavlo Bohdanov was the Rector of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupska (1965-1975), Candidate of Historical Sciences, and Associate Professor. He was born in the village of Seleznivka, Luhansk region, into a miner's family. He graduated from the Luhansk Pedagogical College and the Faculty of History of the Luhansk Pedagogical Institute. He worked in the Komsomol and the Communist Party. With the onset of World War II, Pavlo Bohdanov, as propaganda secretary of the Luhansk Regional Committee of the Leninist Communist League of Youth of Ukraine (also known as Komsomol, LCLYU), actively participated in the formation of youth combat units and militia detachments. He was also involved in the recruitment, training, and deployment of youth to operate behind enemy lines and established an underground Komsomol resistance network. In 1942, Pavlo was appointed instructor of the special department responsible for directing underground operations and the partisan movement. A year later, as an experienced Komsomol official, he was appointed First Secretary of the Poltava and later the Chernihiv Regional Committees of the LCLYU. For his active work in organising the youth underground and the partisan movement, as well as his efforts in post-war reconstruction, Pavlo Bohdanov was awarded the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Badge of Honour, and the Medal Partisan of the Patriotic War, 1st Class.

Semen Volovnyk

(1911 – ?)

In 1935, Semen Volovnyk graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at Odessa University. He worked as a lecturer in mathematical analysis at the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute. He was killed in action at Stalingrad.

Fedir Drozdov

(18 March 1922 – 30 April 1997)

Fedir Drozdo,v a senior lecturer of the Department of Physics Methodology and General Technical Disciplines, Laboratory Technician of the Department of Labour Training at the Faculty of General Technology of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute (KSPI). In 1950 graduated from the KSPI. From 1940 to 1942, Fedir Drozdov served as a mortarman in the 6th Automobile Regiment of the 54th Tank Brigade. He participated in the Iranian campaign to maintain state order, as well as on the fronts of World War II. He was wounded three times. Fedir Drozdov was held in a German concentration camp in Stalino, from which he escaped in 1942. He lived in the occupied territory at the "Rekonstruktsiia" (Reconstruction) state-owned farm in the Mykolaiv Region, where he worked as a general labourer until its deoccupation. From 194,4 Fedir Drozdov served as a mortar squad commander, participating in combat operations in Bulgaria and Hungary. For his combat merits, he was awarded the Patriotic War Order and eight military medals.

Yevhen Yehorov

(1900 – ?)

In 19,33 Yevhen Yehorov graduated from the Agrobiological Department of the Kherson Institute of Social Education. He served as a lecturer at the Department of Zoology and as Deputy Director for Correspondence Studies at the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute. In June 1944, he was reported as missing in action.

Havrylo Katrenko

(28 August 1908 – 28 June 1979)

Havrylo Katrenko was a Director of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupska (1950-1959), Head of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology (1962-1972), and Associate Professor in the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology (1972-1976). He was born in the village of Lyman Druhyi, Reshetylivka district, Poltava Region. In 1940, he graduated from the School Faculty of the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute of Communist Education named after Krupska. From 1940 to 1941, he served as Director of the Derman Pedagogical College in the Rivne Кegion. From October 1941 to 1945, Havrylo Prokopovych served on the front lines of World War II. In 1941-1942, he served as an Adjutant and Assistant Chief of Staff of the 1640th Sapper Battalion of the Sapper Brigade; in 1942–1943 - Assistant Chief of Staff, Chief of Food Supply of the 4th Mountain Mine-Engineering Battalion of the 1st Mountain Mine-Engineering Sapper Brigade, 9th Army; in 1943-1945 - Deputy Commander, Chief of Intendant Supply of the 94th Separate Assault Engineering-Sapper Battalion of the 19th Assault Engineering-Sapper Dvinsk Brigade, Reserve of the Supreme High Command. Havrylo Katrenko took part in the battles for the liberation of Ukraine and the North Caucasus, the Kuban and the Baltic States. He was wounded twice and sustained one severe concussion. His military ranks were Senior Lieutenant of the Administrative Service and Captain of the Intendant Service. Havrylo Katrenko was awarded the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class, and the medals For Combat Merit, For the Defence of the Caucasus, and For the Victory over Germany.

Fedir Kiver

(16 February 1919 – 26 November 1986)

Fedir Kiver was the Head of the Department of Foundations of Agricultural Production, a Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, and Professor. He was born into a peasant family in the village of Mykolaivka in the Berdyansk district, Zaporizhzhia Region. From 1936 to 1938, he studied at the Leningrad Hydrographic Institute. From 1938 to 1940, he was a cadet at the school for aviation mechanics. In 1939, upon the outbreak of the war with Finland, Fedir Kiver was conscripted and deployed to the front as a flight mechanic in an aviation regiment. During combat operations, he was severely wounded. For his service, he was decorated with the Order of the Patriotic War, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and medals for Combat Merit and For the Victory over Germany.

Viktor Kovalov

(28 January 1920 – 16 September 2002)

Viktor Kovalov was the Head of the Department of Russian Language, Dean of the Faculty of Philology, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Honoured Worker of Higher Education of Ukraine, and Honorary Citizen of Kherson. He was born in Yalta. In 194,2 while in evacuation in Maykop, he graduated from Odesa University and the Krasnodar Mortar-Artillery School, where he was promoted to the rank of Senior Sergeant. From 1942, he served as a platoon commander. Viktor Kovalov took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, after which he was promoted to senior lieutenant. He fought at the Battle of Kursk and in the cities of Orel, Bryansk, Velyki Luky, Vyazma, and others. His service continued in Belarus, Karelia, Vyborg, and the Baltic states, followed by combat for the fortress of Königsberg, the Oder River, and Szczecin. From 1944, Viktor Pavlovych served as the Commander of an Artillery Battalion with the rank of Captain. His division took part in military operations in Poland and Germany. For Viktor Kovaly, the war ended in East Prussia.

For his combat merits, Viktor Pavlovych was decorated with prestigious honours, including the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Red Star, and multiple Orders of the Patriotic War (1st and 2nd Class).

Oleksandr Kuznetsov

(25 August 1914 – 15 July 1981)

Oleksandr Kuznetsov was a Director of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupska (1959-1962), Candidate of Economic Sciences, Head of the Department of Marxism-Leninism (1966–1968), and Associate Professor of the Department of Political Economy and Philosophy (1968–1977).

Oleksandr Kuznetsov was born in the village of Rudnikovo, Kitsmansko-Horodotskyi district, Volgograd region. After graduating from a pedagogical college, he worked as a deputy director of academic affairs at a school in the Arkhangelsk region and pursued correspondence studies at the Faculty of Russian Philology of the Vologda Teachers' Institute. During World War II, he served in the headquarters of the 69th Army of the 1st Belorussian Front. Oleksandr participated in the liberation of Poland and Germany. In 1945, he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class. In March 1946, Senior Lieutenant Oleksandr Kuznetsov concluded his military service.

Oleksandr Kulikov

Oleksandr Kulikov was an alumnus of the Kherson Institute of Social Education and a lecturer in the history of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). He was killed in action.

Ilia Levinson

(1902 – ?)

In 1933 Ilia Levinson graduated from the Kherson Institute of Social Education. He was a lecturer in mathematics and astronomy and served as acting head of administrative affairs at the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute. In 1940 he was Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics.

Rem Lukatskyi

(01 April 1925 – 2008)

Rem Lukatskyi was a Candidate Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, and Head of the Department of Anatomy and Physiology of Humans and Animals.

Rem Lukatskyi was born in Ananiiv in Odesa Region. During World War II, he attended a school for young soldiers in Tashkent, where he trained as an artilleryman. He was subsequently transferred to a flight school in the Ural (Cheliabinsk), and later trained as a paramedic (medical assistant) at the Kharkiv Military Medical College. In 1944 he was deployed to the front lines near Olomouc, Czech Republic, where he provided essential care in a medical unit. Rem Lukatskyi was awarded the Order of the Red Star and numerous medals for his combat merit.

Borys Makosevskyi

(06 July 1920 – ?)

Borys Makosevskyi was a senior lecturer of the Department of Physics, Honorary Lecturer of Kherson State University, and a 1951 alumnus of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute. He was born in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR. In 1939, he enrolled in the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at Rostov University. In 1940, while in his second year, he was drafted for military service. From 1940 to 1946, Borys Makosevskyi served as a Senior Sergeant and Senior Calculator for military unit 06184. He participated in combat operations in Manchuria. Borys Makosevskyi was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War (2nd Class), and the medals For Courage, For Combat Merit, and For the Victory over Japan.

Borys Malinskyi

(13 December 1925 – 16 January 1995)

Borys Malinskyi was a Candidate of Technical Sciences, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Physics, and a 1956 graduate of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute. He was born in the village of Kalininske (now known as Kalynivske) in Velyka Oleksandrivka District, Kherson Region. In 1943, he graduated from the School of Aerial Gunners-Radio Operators at the Military Aviation School for Reconnaissance and was assigned to the 15th Separate Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment as an aerial gunner-radio operator. He participated in the liberation of the Baltic states and Poland, where he concluded his military service. Boris Yosypovych Malinsky was awarded the Order of the Red Star, the ‘For Valour’ and ‘For Victory over Germany’ medals for his combat merits.

Oleksandr Mashtaliarchuk (20 June 1921 – ?)

Oleksandr Mashtaliarchuk was a lecturer of Civil Defense, Chief of Staff of Civil Defense, and Lieutenant Colonel (Reserve). He was born into a peasant family in the village of Teklivka, Kryzhopil District, Vinnytsia Region. In 1941, Oleksandr Mashtaliarchuk graduated early from the Krasnodar Infantry School. He was appointed platoon commander in an infantry regiment, which participated in combat operations on the Southwestern Front. He was wounded twice. Following his recovery, Oleksandr Mashtaliarchuk served as a battery commander in an infantry brigade and participated in the defense of the Caucasus. In 1943, the brigade was transferred to the 4th Ukrainian Front, which liberated the Donbas region. Until the end of the war, he served as a battalion commander, participating in combat operations on the Baltic Front. After the war, he served as an Assistant Chief of Staff in an artillery regiment. For his combat merits, Oleksandr Mashtalyarchuk was awarded two Orders of the Red Star, the Order of the Patriotic War (1st Class) and the medals ‘For Combat Merit’, ‘For the Defence of the Caucasus’, ‘For Victory over Germany’ and others.

Mykhailo Moskalenko

(8 November 1919 – 26 September 1943)

Mykhailo Moskalenko was a third-year student at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupska, Hero of the Soviet Union. He was born in the village of Vilne Zaporizhzhia, in the Mykolaiv Region. In Novyi Buh, he graduated with honors from Secondary School No. 6, which now bears his name. He was passionate about physics and entered the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute, where he was also an active participant in amateur art activities Mykhailo voluntarily applied to the military recruitment office and was sent to the Krasnodar Officer Training School, from which he graduated in March 1942. He was commissioned as a Lieutenant and, as a top graduate, was assigned as a fire platoon commander in an independent guards battalion of 120mm mortars, 9th Guards Rifle Brigade of the North Caucasus Front. Mykhailo Moskalenko participated in battles northeast of Tuapse and for the stanitsas of Smolenska and Krymska. He received his first combat award, the medal "For Courage," for the liberation of the Caucasus. As a fire platoon commander of the 309th Guards Rifle Regiment, 109th Guards Rifle Division of the 4th Ukrainian Front, Guards Lieutenant Mykhailo Moskalenko distinguished himself on September 26, 1943, during the breakthrough of the enemy’s heavily fortified defense near the village of Zelenyi Hai. While supporting the infantry advance, his platoon fired upon the enemy. When the Nazis launched a counterattack with significant forces supported by tanks, Lieutenant Moskalenko, despite being severely wounded, did not abandon his position until the last shell was fired. He is buried in a mass grave in the village of Zelenyi Hai in Tokmak District, Zaporizhzhia Region. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 1 November 1943, Lieutenant Mykhailo Moskalenko was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for ‘the heroic feat displayed whilst carrying out combat missions assigned by the command to break through a heavily fortified German line and liberate Melitopol’. He was also decorated with the Order of Lenin (01 November 1943) and the For Courage medal (21 May 1943).

Oleksandr Nasinnik

(1907 – 1945)

In 1932 Oleksandr Nasinnik graduated from the Kherson Institute of Social Education. From 1939, he worked as a senior lecturer in the Department of Ukrainian Literature and temporarily acted as Head of the Department at the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute. He died in Hungary in 1945.

Mykola Novikov

(July 29, 1927 – March 11, 2012)

Mykola Novikov was a Candidate of Philosophical Sciences (PhD equivalent), Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy, a participant in the Second World War, an Honorary Lecturer of Kherson State University, and a Veteran of Labor.

Mykola Novikov was born in the village of Mykolaivka, Platonivskyi District, Tambov Oblast, into a large family of collective farmers.

At the beginning of the Second World War, his elder brothers went to the front, where they were killed in action. In 1944, Mykola Novikov was drafted into the military and took part in the Soviet–Japanese War. After the victory, he continued his military service in a radio intelligence unit. In 1950, he was demobilized due to health reasons.

For his military service, Mykola Novikov received 18 state awards, including the Order of Courage, the Medal "For the Victory over Japan," and other decorations.

In 1951, he completed the first year of the Ivanovo Military-Political School and was subsequently transferred to the Higher Infantry School in Moscow.

In 1963, Mykola Novikov moved to Kherson. From 1964 to 2005, he worked at the Department of Philosophy and Political Economy, and later the Department of Philosophy, serving as a lecturer, senior lecturer and associate professor. In 1978, he defended his Candidate of Sciences dissertation. Although he officially retired in 2000, he continued his academic work.

Mykola Novikov was a member of the Kherson State University Veterans' Council, where he regularly met with students and shared his wartime experiences.

Anastasia Omutnykh

(24 May 1924 – 10 October 2013)

Anastasia Omutnykh was a dormitory warden, honorary employee of Kherson State University. She was born in the Omsk region and completed seven years of schooling. In December 1943, she voluntarily enlisted and joined the 30th Separate Signal Battalion, where she served as a senior telephone operator. Anastasia Omutnykh participated in combat operations across the territories of Ukraine, Russia, and Estonia. She was wounded in action, but after receiving treatment, she returned to the front lines. Anastasia was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War (2nd Class), the Order ‘For Courage’ and numerous medals.

Pavlo Paraskevych

(30 June 1921 – 20 March 2022)

Pavlo Paraskevych was a Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Ukrainian Literature (1977–1988), Excellence in Education of the Ukrainian SSR, Honorary Professor of Kherson State University, and Honorary Citizen of Kherson. He was born in into a peasant family in the village of Lapkivtsi, Chornoostrivskyi district, Khmelnytskyi region. After finishing school, Pavlo Paraskevych continued his studies at the Odesa Mechanical-Technological College. After his second year, he enrolled in the Podilsk Artillery School and dedicated his life to the military. He served in an anti-aircraft artillery regiment of the 1st Ukrainian Front. He participated in the liberation of Western Ukraine, Transcarpathia, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Pavlo Paraskevych was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War (2nd Class), the For Courage Order, and numerous medals, including For the Victory over Germany, and many others.

Oleksandr Petlin 1903 – ?)	In 1932 Oleksandr Petlin graduated from the Socio-Economic Department at Kherson Institute of Social Education. Beginning in 1931 as a lecturer in political economy, he later became the Head of the Department of Economic History and Language and Literature at the Kherson Polytechnic Institute in 1934. By 1935, he was appointed Head of the Department of Political Economy and Socio-Economic Disciplines at the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute. He was killed in action during the war.
Yevhen Petukhov (20 July 1925 - 28 February 1989)	Yevhen Petukhov was the first Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences in Kherson region, a professor, and the head of the Department of Pedagogy at Kherson State Pedagogical Institute (1972 - 1984), and Excellence in Education of the Ukrainian SSR. He was born in Leningrad. In 1941, Yevhen Petukhov was evacuated with the Prometei factory in Horkyi, where he worked as an assembly locksmith. Driven by a desire to be on the front lines from the very beginning of the war, he volunteered for military service. In December 1942, at the age of 17, he was sent to the Volsk School of Aviation Mechanics. Upon being called up to active military service, Yevhen Petukhov commanded a signal unit. He was awarded numerous military orders and medals.
Yevhen Polishchuk (6 October 1925 – 24 May 2003)	Yevhen Polishchuk was a Rector of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupska (1975-1986), Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, and Associate Professor. He was born in the village of Arnautivka, Voznesensk district, Mykolaiv region. He graduated from school in the city of Nikopol, where the war found him. In 1943, Yevhen Polishchuk was deported for forced labor to Nazi Germany. During the transport, he escaped from the train and returned to Nikopol. By 1944, he was serving on the front lines with the 775th Artillery Regiment of the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts, initially as a private, and later as a sergeant and squad leader. After graduating from the Stalingrad Artillery School in Rostov-on-Don (1945), Yevhen was assigned to the 39th Guards Brigade of the Carpathian Military District, where he commanded a platoon and a battery in artillery units. From 1950 to 1955, he served as a political officer, concluding his military service with the rank of Major. Yevhen Polishchuk was awarded three combat medals: For Courage, For Combat Merit, and For the Victory over Germany.
Oleksii Prylepskyi (18 March 1926 – 24 April 2007)	Oleksii Prylepskyi was the first Dean of the Faculty of Education, a Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, an Associate Professor, a Captain of the 2nd Rank, Honorary Chairman of the Veterans’ Council, and an Honorary Professor at Kherson State University. He was born in the village of Mamonovka, Novoderevenkovskyi District, Oryol Region. In 1940, he enrolled in the Oryol Railway College, but his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of the war. In 1943, Oleksii volunteered for the military and was sent to the Machine Gun and Mortar College. He was promoted to Sergeant. Oleksii Prylepskyi fought in the 37th Guards Rifle Division of the 65th Army. He participated in the battles for the liberation of Warsaw and Graudenz (Germany) and was wounded twice. After a recovery in late July 1945, he returned to his division and was later transferred to the Baltic Fleet. For his combat merits, Oleksii Prylepskyi was awarded over 20 orders and medals, including the Order of the Patriotic War (1st Class), the For Courage Order, and the medals For Combat Merit, For the Liberation of Warsaw, For the Victory over Germany, and many others.
Ihor Protsenko (15 April 1920 – 5 November 2005)	Ihor Protsenko was a Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Ukrainian Literature at the Kharkiv State Pedagogical Institute, Honorary Lecturer at Kherson State University. He was born in the village of Ivaniv within Vinnytsia Region and graduated from the Vinnytsia Pedagogical Institute. His military service began in 1940. As a member of the 27th Separate Ski-Machine Gun Battalion, Ihor Protsenko participated in the storming of the Vyborg fortress on the Karelian Isthmus. Subsequently, he took part in campaigns in the Baltic states (Vilnius, Lithuania). He served as a soldier in the 41st Regiment, and later as a scout and Sergeant Major of a reconnaissance company. Ihor Protsenko participated in combat operations on the fronts in the Kalinin and Leninhrad regions. Following a shell-shock injury, he served at the headquarters of the 182nd Dnovska Division. Ihor concluded the war in Königsberg (Kaliningrad). He was awarded the Orders of the Red Star and the Patriotic War (2nd Class), as well as the medals ‘For Combat Merit’, ‘For the Capture of Berlin’ and ‘For Victory over Germany’.
Oleksandr Savchuk (1892 – ?)	Oleksandr Savchuk was a Director of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupska (8 May 1944 – October 1945), a veteran who was reassigned to academic position following his recovery from a war-related injury. He was an Associate Professor and headed the Department of Marxism-Leninism. It was largely due to his efforts that the Executive Committee of the Kherson Regional Council of People’s Deputies adopted Decision No. 13 dated 8 June 1944 ‘On the Resumption of Operations of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupska’. Paragraph 3 of this decision stipulated: ‘…to assign to the Pedagogical Institute all the buildings that belonged to it before 1941, including educational facilities, student dormitories, and apartments for academic staff...’
Ivan Semenov (1898 – ?)	Ivan Semenov was a Director of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupska (1945-1950). Before the outbreak of the war, he served as the Director of the Melitopol Pedagogical Institute. On 22 June 1941, Ivan Semenov was drafted into the army and appointed as Deputy Head of a military hospital for political affairs. For his performance during combat operations, he was awarded the medals For the Defense of the Caucasus, For the Capture of Königsberg, For the Victory over Germany, and the Order of the Red Star.

Serhii Semenov (Nov. 19, 1918 – Mar. 11, 2002)	Serhii Semenov was a Rector of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupska (1962-1965), Head of the Department of Zoology (1956–1958, 1968–1973), Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences (1965–1968), Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Zoology. He was born in Starodub, Chernihiv Governorate. In 1937, he enrolled in the Faculty of Biology at Voronezh State University, graduating early in 1941 due to mobilization. After graduating from the Tambov Artillery Technical School in February 1942, Serhii Semenov was assigned to the 88th Tank Brigade as a Senior Artillery Technician and simultaneously served as a Platoon Commander for armament repair. He served in this position throughout the war, was wounded three times, and took part in the liberation of Ukraine. For his courage and combat merits, Serhii Semenov was awarded the Orders of the Red Star and Patriotic War (2nd Class), as well as the medals For the Liberation of Prague, For the Capture of Berlin, and For the Victory over Germany.
Danylo Sokolov (07 November 1926 – 23 August 1988)	Danylo Sokolov was a Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of History of the CPSU and Scientific Communism (1972–1979), Excellence in Education of the Ukrainian SSR. He was born in Zhdanov (Mariupol), Donetsk Region. In October 1941, he volunteered for the Azov Military Flotilla, where he served until August 1944. As part of the Danube Military Flotilla, he participated in the liberation of the Danubian countries. For his participation in combat operations, Danylo Sokolov was awarded the Order of the Red Star, the Order of Glory (3rd Class), and the medals For the Defense of the Caucasus, For the Liberation of Belgrade, For the Capture of Budapest, For the Capture of Vienna, and For the Victory over Germany.
Lidiia Subbotina (18 August 1923 – ?)	Lidiia Subbotina was a senior lecturer of the Department of Mathematical Analysis, Excellence in Education of the Ukrainian SSR awardee, and graduate of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute. She was born into a civil servant’s family in Mykolaiv and graduated from high school in Kharkiv in 1941. In April 1942, she volunteered for the front. She served for one year in the 272nd Separate Signal Company of the 159th Fortified Region as a telegraph and Morse code operator, and subsequently in the 311th Separate Air Defense Battalion in Moscow. She was awarded 4 medals, including For the Defence of Moscow and For the Victory over Germany. After her demobilisation in 1946, Lidiia became a student at the Mykolaiv Shipbuilding Institute. Two years later, she transferred to the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute, from which she graduated in 1952.
Vasyl Surkov (20 February 1921 – 18 October 1997)	Vasyl Surkov was a head of the Department of Botany (1961–1979), the first post-war Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, and an Excellence in Public Education of the Ukrainian SSR awardee. He was born in the village of Bohatishchi within Ivanovo Region. In 1940 he graduated from the Natural Sciences Department of the Yaroslavl Teachers' Institute. From 1940 to 1946, he served in the military as a motor mechanic for naval aviation in the Pacific Fleet. Vasyl Surkov was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War (1st Class) and the For the Victory over Japan medal.
Dmytro Tartakovskyi (1910 – ?)	In 1935, Dmytro Tartakovskyi graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at Odesa University. He worked as a Physics lecturer at the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute. He was killed in action.
Anatolii Ustymenko	Anatolii Ustymenko was the head of the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupska (June 1940-1941) and an Associate Professor of the Department of Mathematical Analysis. During the war, he served as a political commissar in the 3rd Ukrainian Front, which liberated Odesa from Nazi invaders in the spring of 1944. He died near Odesa.
Nina Chyzhychenko (20 March 1921 – 24 April 2008)	Nina Chyzhychenko was a senior lecturer in Political Economy and Honorary Lecturer of Kherson State University. She was born into a family of teachers in the village of Andriivka, Shyrokiv District, Dnipropetrovsk Region. In 1931, she moved with her parents to Hola Prystan, where she completed secondary school and enrolled in the Ukrainian Communist Institute of Journalism (Kharkiv). In 1942, Nina left her studies to serve as a signal specialist at a telegraph and telephone battalion. Her frontline service began in the Kalmyk steppes, and she participated in the Battle of Stalingrad. She was fortunate enough to participate in the liberation of her native Ukraine and her home city, Kherson. Until 1945, she served in the 6th Separate Red Banner, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Berlin Signal Regiment. Sergeant Nina Chyzhychenko followed the paths of war in the signal troops from Stalingrad to Berlin, where her signature remains on the walls of the Reichstag. After 9 May, she served in Czechoslovakia and participated in the liberation of Prague. For her combat service, Nina Chyzhychenko was awarded the Orders of the Red Star and Patriotic War (2nd Class), medals For the Capture of Königsberg, For the Capture of Berlin, For Combat Merit, and the Excellence in Signal Communications badge.
Ivan Shkuratovskyi (09 October 1909 – ?)	Ivan Shkuratovskyi was a lecturer of the Marxism-Leninism Philosophy course at the Department of Philosophy and Political Economy, a reserve officer, Lieutenant Colonel. He was born in the village of Hryhorivka in the Nova Odesa District of Mykolaiv Region. In 1936, he graduated from the Higher Communist Agricultural School in Odesa, qualifying as a Communist Party worker. Before the war, Ivan Shkuratovskyi worked as a secretary of the District Committee of the Komsomol, head of the cultural and mass agitprop department of the Regional Industrial Council, and a staff propagandist for the Central District Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine in Mykolaiv. In 1940, he completed the military-political courses at the Military Council of the Baltic Fleet. From 1941 to 1943, he served as Deputy Head of the 215th Artillery Battery of the 1st Guards Artillery Regiment in Sevastopol. From 1942 to 1944, he was a propagandist and instructor at the Signal School of the Black Sea Fleet’s training detachment. From 1944 to 1945, Ivan Shkuratovskyi e served as a propagandist in the Political Department of the 141st Air Defence Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet. He was awarded the Orders of the Red Banner, Patriotic War (2nd Class), and Red Star, as well as medals For Combat Merit, For the Defence of Sevastopol, For the Defence of the Caucasus, For the Victory over Germany, and many others.
Mykhailo Shorokhov (23 May 1911 – 2007)	Mykhailo Shorokhov was a Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Marxism-Leninism, and Excellence in Education of the Ukrainian SSR. He was born into a large peasant family in the village of Bykivshchyna within the Gdov District of Pskov Region. In 1923, the family moved to the Dnipropetrovsk Region. In 1933, he graduated from the Agricultural-Economic Technical College in the city of Nikopol. In 1939, he completed his studies at the Faculty of History of Odesa State University and was assigned to work at a school in Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia Region. At the beginning of the Second World War, Mykhailo Shorokhov completed advanced artillery command training courses. He fought on the Southwestern, Karelian, and 3rd Belorussian Fronts and served as Deputy Commander of the 536th Fighter-Anti-Tank Regiment. Mykhailo Shorokhov was awarded the Order of the Red Star, as well as the medals For the Victory over Germany, For the Victory over Japan, For the Defense of the Soviet Transarctic, For Combat Merit, For the Capture of Königsberg, and many others.