Valeriy Brezdenyuk (Ukrainian: Валерій Олександрович Брезденюк; June 17, 1963 – February 18, 2014) was a Ukrainian painter from Zhmerynka, Vinnytska Oblast,[1][2] practicing paper marbling. He was killed in action during Euromaidan.

Valeriy Brezdenyuk
Валерій Брезденюк
Born
Valeriy Oleksandrovych Brezdenyuk

(1963-06-17)June 17, 1963
DiedFebruary 18, 2014(2014-02-18) (aged 50)
Cause of deathGunshot wound to the back
Known forpracticing paper marbling

Brezdenyuk was an entrepreneur and owner of an internet cafe in the center of Zhmerynka. He was a painter practicing paper marbling 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 Euromaidan clashes with the police. He was shot in the back.[3] Valeriy Brezdenyuk entered "UDAR" party in a few months before his death and has been its active participant.

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  1. ^ «Факти»: Чиста вода, фарби та фантазія - інгредієнти живого малюнку ебру
  2. ^ Вінницький художник Валерій Брезденюк загинув на Майдані
  3. ^ Появился первый список погибших (ФАМИЛИИ)
  4. ^ "Про присвоєння звання Герой України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-14.