After captivity and a fabricated "life sentence": an officer from Mykolaiv region received the "For Unbreakability" award

Three years in captivity, exchange, rehabilitation: Denys Mirza from Mykolaiv region was awarded

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15 Apr 2026

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офіцер з Миколаївщини отримав нагороду "За незламність"

In the Mykolaiv region, resident of the Kryvoozerska community, Senior Lieutenant Denys Mirza was awarded the ““За незламність”” award. As 0512 reports with reference to the Mykolaiv Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support, the award was conferred on the serviceman at the recommendation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The awardee is 27 years old. He is originally from the village of Ternovate in the Mykolaiv region, raised in an ordinary family together with two younger sisters. His path to the military was not predetermined: at first he wanted to work as an investigator and serve the law, but in 2015 he enrolled in the Military Institute of Tank Troops in Kharkiv, where he chose the specialty of radiation, chemical and biological protection. After completing his studies, in 2020 he began service in the 36th Separate Marine Brigade as part of the 501st Separate Battalion.

Denys Mirza met the full-scale invasion on the positions together with his comrades. At first he was the commander of the anti-tank reserve, and later the company commander. In 2022 he, along with fighters of the 501st battalion, was captured and spent three years in captivity. During that time the occupiers staged a so-called “trial” and handed down a “life sentence” on fabricated charges. This fake verdict by Russian puppets was previously reported by Suspilne Donbas.

The serviceman returned home on October 18, 2024 as part of a prisoner exchange. After returning, he underwent treatment, recovery and rehabilitation. Later he joined the ReStart: From Idea to Veteran Business course, and now together with his wife runs their own greenhouse farming business. The report also notes that he quietly helps his native school.

This story is not only about the award. It is about a person whom the Russians tried to break with captivity, pressure and a pseudo-trial, but who returned, endured and started life anew. For the Mykolaiv region, where hundreds of families still await their loved ones from captivity, such stories are especially painful and at the same time give hope.

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