Valerii Markus (Andrii Riabyi) – Ukrainian soldier, blogger, and writer, author of Footprints on the Road. A combatant in the Donbas and the full-scale war, he served in the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade. Known for candid memoirs and essays on war, leadership, and freedom.
📚 His book Footprints on the Road became a Ukrainian bestseller, reprinted several times. 🪖 On the front, he rose from an ordinary soldier to a sergeant and unit commander. 📝 Markus is active on social media, writing about motivation, resilience, and war realities. 🌍 Travelled and worked abroad but returned to fight for Ukraine. 🎤 Frequently gives lectures and motivational speeches. 📖 His writings combine frontline experience with philosophical reflections. 💪 Seen as a symbol of a young Ukrainian generation choosing resistance. 😲 Curious: his online style is often dubbed “hard motivation without sugarcoating.” 😂 Funny: he jokes that even people who “don’t like books” end up reading his.