Dmytro Kozatskyi

Dmytro Oleksandrovych Kozatskyi, , also known by his call sign Orest (born 11 November 1995), is a Ukrainian photographer, serviceman, senior soldier, and fighter of the Azov Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. He was awarded the Medal For Military Service to Ukraine.

Biography Dmytro Kozatskyi was born in Malyn on 11 November 1995.

In 2015 he joined the National Guard of Ukraine, and later joined the Azov Battalion. On the same day, the Vice Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Olena Kondratyuk stated that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine would send photos of Dmytro Kozatskyi to all parliaments of Europe and the world that are on Ukraine's side. The film association Babylon'13 published a video of the "Mariupol Fortress. The last day in Azovstal", filmed by Dmytro.

He was released from Russian captivity in late September 2022 when 215 Ukrainian military prisoners were exchanged for Viktor Medvedchuk among others.

Awards Special honor at Grand Press Foundation Gala 2022 Prix de la Photographie, Paris, gold prize for press/war, second-place winner in press. Medal for military service to Ukraine (April 17, 2022) — "for personal courage and selfless actions related to the protection of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath"

Controversy He has been accused by Anatoly Shariy and Kayla Popuchet of social media posts displaying symbols tied to Neo-Nazi ideology. Kozatskyi admitted he posted the photographs to Twitter, but denied the allegations of Nazism, and suggested that they were part of a smear campaign. Also on November 13, 2022, Kozatskyi was heckled by Kayla Popuchet at Doc NYC where he was an invited speaker. The heckler was forcibly removed.