Vitaly was born in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, and after graduating from local school No. 18, entered the Kremenchuk National University named after Mykhailo Ostrogradskyi. Since his school years, the boy has supported his native “Flint”. In the fan environment, he had the nickname Seter.
“Vitaly was distinguished by a huge kind heart and cheerful disposition. Joined the “doors” not only in the sector, but also during the Revolution of Dignity. From the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, he stood up for the defense of Ukraine, writes journalist Olena Dushenko about Kandyba. – I unexpectedly saw Vitaly in the dining room, when they were preparing the material for “Telegraph” about the 107th reactive artillery brigade of Kremenchug.
That was the first time I saw Vitaly in uniform. So mature, serious, but with a sweet smile that hasn’t changed since the sector. He was almost the first to give interviews and interesting news stories for the Dragons newspaper. Through his eyes, they saw the life of the soldiers in the dugout. He could arrange a temporary residence with his own hands in such a way that even a washing machine was dragged underground. And the story with the opossum was one of my favorites… And here is the news that did not let me recover. Only recently I congratulated him on the day of the unit, and in a few days he was gone. On the morning of December 5, I started checking the information and until the end I couldn’t believe that you were gone.”
Note that according to data from open sources, Vitaly Kandyba is already at least the fourth fan of “Kremen” who died in this war with Russia. In particular, even at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the world kickboxing champion Maksim Kagal died. Also recently, the enemy took the life of Kremenchuk hockey fan Serhiy Marakhovka.
Source: sport.ua