Mezey Volodymyr Ivanovich was born on February 24, 1975 in the family of military personnel. Since childhood, he wanted to become a doctor, so in 1990 he entered the Berdychiv Medical School, majoring in paramedics, which he graduated in 1994. In 1995, he entered the Kyiv Medical Institute of Folk Medicine, majoring in dentistry, in 1996 he transferred to the Kharkiv Medical University, which he graduated in 2000. Since his father was a military man, he also decided to become a military doctor, and continued his studies at the Kyiv Military Medical Academy from 2000 to 2002.
Since 2002, he served in the 62nd mechanized brigade as a medical company doctor. In 2004, he was transferred to the 95th aeromobile brigade to the position of head of the stomat. office
From 2005 to 2006, he participated in the UN peacekeeping mission (Liberia, Africa). From 2006 to 2010, he served in the 95th air mobile brigade as the chief of the stomatology office.
Since 2010, he has been appointed chief of the surgical stomatology office of the Southern Region.
At the time of 24.02.2022, he was on a business trip and was seconded to the 555 Mariupol hospital, on 24.02.2022 the business trip was completed, and on that date he had tickets for a train to Odessa, but he was not able to leave (((And the saddest thing is on this day it was Volodya’s birthday, he was supposed to go home to celebrate (((But(((
After the hospital was destroyed, he got to Azovstal, and from there he was taken prisoner with everyone approximately between May 17 and 20.
During the nine months of captivity, he never called, but on his birthday, his mother received a gift – a letter from her son, in which he writes that everything is fine, he is holding on.
His family has not seen Volodya for a year and a half, and so much look forward to his return..(((