Leonid Ihorovych Krasnopolskyi
Leonid Ihorovych Krasnopolskyi (February 9, 1971, Donetsk–February 4, 2018, Dnipro) was a Ukrainian entrepreneur, fashion designer, and volunteer in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Biography[edit]
Krasnopolskyi was born on February 9, 1971, in Donetsk. In 1994, he graduated from the Makiivka Civil Engineering Institute with a degree in civil engineering. In 1995, he started working in wholesale trade companies as a crisis manager and later as a commercial director. Since 2007, he has worked in the fashion industry, first as a director of the Donetsk branch of the Terra Nova chain, and since 2009 as the chairman of the board of a fashion factory he opened with the support of the famous fashion designer Mikhail Voronin.[1]
With the outbreak of the war in Donbas, Krasnopolskyi and his wife began helping the Ukrainian army at checkpoints, but were imprisoned in the basements of the DPR due to a denunciation. He was released in an exchange and moved to Dnipro with his family.[2] In Dnipro, as a volunteer, he started sewing military uniforms for the Ukrainian military and collected aid for prisoners of war.[3]
Death[edit]
Krasnopolskyi died in a car accident on February 4, 2018, in Dnipro.[4] He was buried in accordance with Jewish traditions at the Zaporizhzhia Cemetery in Dnipro.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "ВИДЕО. "Меня сдала 19-летняя дочь партнерши по ателье",- волонтер Леонид Краснопольский о выезде из "ДНР" - Информационное агентство "Вчасно"". 2018-02-04. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "Нові герої Донбасу: Леонід Краснопольский - дизайнер, волонтер. Суспільство, Аналітика ДНІПРОГРАД". 2018-02-05. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "Дизайнер Краснопольский: Надо воевать, а не играть с врагом в "договорняки" / ГОРДОН". 2018-02-05. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "В автокатастрофі загинув відомий український волонтер - Укрaїнa - TCH.ua". 2018-02-05. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "У Дніпрі поховали загиблого в ДТП відомого волонтера (ФОТО) - новини Дніпра Depo.ua". 2019-06-21. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "Краснопольський загинув: де і коли поховають волонтера Краснопольського". 2018-02-05. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2023-07-27.