Yuriy Rudenko, born in 1983 (Ukraine, Kyiv). In the past, an engineer and businessman, he volunteered at the beginning of hostilities in eastern Ukraine, and in 2015-2016 he served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of the 5th wave of mobilization. Participant in the anti-terrorist operation. Since 2016 he has been studying, documenting and promoting the history of the Anti-Terrorist Operation. He is the author and director of documentaries on the fighting in eastern Ukraine. In addition, Yu. Rudenko is the author of books “Psyches of Two Seas” and “Light and Brick” where the story of the ATO events, to facilitate the perception of the audience, is presented in the format of an adventure novel