🕯 Maria Bigun (Leut), a graduate of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, was killed in the war (August 28, 2000 — February 21, 2026)
Maria was a 2022 graduate of the Faculty of Informatics and Computer Engineering (FIOT) at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, majoring in Software Engineering.
On March 1, 2022, while still a fourth-year student, she joined the ranks of the 130th Territorial Defense Battalion.
Since then, she has been on the front lines, participating in combat operations. She served in the mechanized company of the 205th Battalion of the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade. Her call sign was “Mriya.”
She was killed while carrying out a combat mission in the Kupiansk direction.
🕯 May Maria’s memory live on.
Sincere condolences to her family and loved ones.