Valeriy Brezdenyuk ( uk, Валерій Олександрович Брезденюк; June 17, 1963 – February 18, 2014) was a Ukrainian

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

from

Zhmerynka Zhmerynka ( uk, Жмеринка ) is a city in Vinnytsia Oblast (Oblast, province) of central Ukraine. Serving as the Capital city, administrative center of the Zhmerynka Raion (Raion, district), the town itself is not a part of the district and ...

, Vinnytska Oblast,Вінницький художник Валерій Брезденюк загинув на Майдані
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paper marbling Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone. The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size, and then ca ...

. He was killed in action during

Euromaidan Euromaidan (; uk, Євромайдан, translit=Yevromaidan, lit=Euro Square, ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protes ...

. Brezdenyuk was an entrepreneur and owner of an internet cafe in the center of

. He was a painter practicing

Turkish ebru style. In 2013, Brezdenyuk was a finalist on " Ukraine's Got Talent" after winning his hometown's "Zhmerynka's got talent" contest. He died on February 18, 2014, in Kyiv during the

clashes with the police. He was shot in the back.Появился первый список погибших (ФАМИЛИИ)
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UDAR The Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform ( uk, Український демократичний альянс за реформи Віталія Кличка; the acronym UDAR ( uk, УДАР) translates to "strike" or "punch", en, Ukrainian ...

" party in a few months before his death and has been its active participant.

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