Vitaliy "Ben" Leskov is a fan of "Podillya" club (Khmelnytsky) and a representative of "Ultras Podillya" team.

Vitaliy Leskov was born on July 22, 2000 in Khmelnytskyi. He studied at school №1, and then at the Polytechnic College of his native city. From a young age, he chose the path of a warrior who would defend his native land with arms. He adhered to right-wing views, was engaged in combat hopak, and actively supported his native "Podillya". At the age of 16, Vitaliy joined the ATO zone, having reassured his family that he was going to a training camp. His military career began with the Volunteer Ukrainian Corps. He was also a member of the All-Ukrainian public organization "Sokil". Vitaliy was dreaming of connecting his life with military service as soon as he turned 18 years old. And so it happened. As an adult "Ben" signed a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and served in various military units, choosing those that were at the forefront of the fight against the enemy. He was on the frontline many times, defending the country and its nation. Vitaliy loved life, but most of all - Ukraine, for which he was ready to sacrifice the most precious thing of all. Vitaliy's friends say that he was a very kind man who was always ready to help. Despite his involvement with the NGO, he was actively interested in the affairs of his fan movement and had meetings with his club mates. During the full-scale war "Ben" was doing his military duties in the Luhansk direction as part of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade named after Black Cossacks. He died on July 5 from enemy artillery shelling. Vitaliy Leskov is survived by his mother and fiancée, whom he planned to marry soon.

Beloved Ben, you died, but you will be alive in our hearts... protect us from bullets and shrapnel from heaven, and we will reap the bloody harvest. We will avenge every drop of your blood and kill as many bastards as we can. You proposed to me with these words: "Near the steep heaps of Donbas and the fields destroyed by the war, on the ruins of the peaceful world, washed with the blood of several generations, in these places where I’ve lost a lot and where human lives ended. My darling, shall we create a new life?" Your loved one is now fighting for two, just as you will...

That is what Vitaliy's bride Lisa, who defended the country with him, wrote on her page.