His father was shot in 1938, his younger brother Oleksandr was killed during the German occupation of Crimea, and his older brother Oleksiy perished in March 1945 in Germany.
Младший брат Александр был убит гитлеровцами в период оккупации Крыма, старший брат Алексей погиб в марте 1945 в Германии.