Ukrainian defender Vadym Chorniy, known by the call sign 'Black,' was killed on July 30, 2022, during a combat mission near the village of Novoselivka in the Donetsk region. Chorniy was 29 years old.

Born in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, Chorniy participated in the Revolution of Dignity in 2014. He joined the Bila Tserkva branch of the National Druzhyna in 2017 and later became a member of the nationalist military-patriotic organization 'Centuria.' Upon the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, he served as a senior rifleman in the 'SSO Azov' Regiment (now the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade), successfully liberating areas in the Kyiv region, including Irpin and Moshchun, before defending the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk fronts. He was posthumously awarded the Order for Courage, 3rd Class. He is survived by his parents and brother.