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Taking into account his training, Romanov was offered to lead the rifle company of the 34th battalion of territorial defense "Kirovohrad-2". Thus, Major Maysteriuk again became a commander, this time in the conditions of a real war.
Siblings later recalled that an experienced special forces officer still felt the danger on the way. He was alarmed by the circumstances under which the checkpoint allegedly left by the enemy should have come under the control of Ukrainian forces.
Context
Roman was born on November 23, 1971 in the village of Mykolaivka in the Kirovohrad region. Even as a young man, he decided to connect his life with the army. He did his military service in Czechoslovakia, after which he decided to become an officer.
In 2010, the man retired from the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the reserve by seniority. However, he was not destined to return to civilian life.
What's next
After graduation, Roman served in various garrisons of Ukraine. Subsequently, he continued his education at the Military Humanitarian Institute of the National Defense Academy of Ukraine. After that, he was appointed to Kirovohrad to the position of deputy commander of the 50th separate special-purpose training detachment for educational work.
On July 21, 2014, his company received a combat mission to occupy a checkpoint near the village of Nelipivka near the then Dzerzhynsk (now Toretsk - ed.) in the Donetsk region. According to intelligence, the militants left the position, so the Ukrainian fighters had to take it under control. However, when approaching the checkpoint, the situation turned out to be much more dangerous than expected.