Memorial to Svyatoslav Saltykov. A soldier and a military orchestra member killed in russian detention center.

Senior sailor Svyatoslav Saltykov died in November 2022 in pre-trial detention center No. 2 in the russian city of Kineshma. He was captured and likely tortured to death. He was 22 years old.

Svyatoslav was born in Mykolaiv. He graduated from the Department of Wind Instruments of the Mykolaiv Professional College. He planned to enter the conservatory.

One of his friends suggested that Sviatoslav join a military orchestra. The conductor of the orchestra of the 36th Marine Brigade named after Mykhailo Bilinsky chose him.

Svyatoslav participated in the defence of Ukraine. He died in the territory of an abandoned pre-trial detention center in the village of Stary Krym near Mariupol.

"He was a reliable and persistent person who, during the full-scale invasion, carried out combat missions on time and effectively, helping the wounded on the battlefield," said Serhiy Smirnov, conductor of the 36th OBRMP.

On April 12, 2022, Svyatoslav was captured along with other orchestra members. His family only learned in April 2023 that Svyatoslav was no longer alive.