Ivan Viktorovich was born on January 17, 1975 in the village of Dubrivka, Zhytomyr region, into a military family. In 1989, the family moved to Chuguiv, Kharkiv region, due to his father's service. In 1990, he graduated from Chuguiv comprehensive school No. 6. He received an electrician's diploma from Vocational School No. 19 in 1993.
In 1993-1994, he served in the city of Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyi, and in 1995 he signed a contract to serve in the National Guard of Ukraine, after which he was discharged to the reserve.
Before the start of the full-scale war, he worked in construction. In peacetime, he was interested in history and numismatics.
With the outbreak of war in 2022, he returned to the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and served in the 203rd Training Aviation Brigade, and in 2024 was transferred to the 46th Airmobile Assault Brigade as a senior rifleman. This is how Ivan was characterized by his commanders:
«"During his military service, he proved himself exclusively on the positive side. He performed his functional duties excellently, enjoyed authority among his colleagues. He had a good level of motivation for military service.".
Marital status:
Mother: Eismont Lyubov Ivanovna, lives in the city of Chuguiv.
Sister: Baychura Olena Viktorivna, lives in Kostopil, Rivne region.
Sister: Artemenko Lyudmila Viktorivna, lives in Chuguiv.
Sister: Eismont Oksana Viktorivna, lives in Chuguiv.
Wife: Eismont Vita Volodymyrivna, lives in Chuguiv.
Son: Eysmont Vladislav Ivanovich, born in 1996, lives in the city of Chuguiv.
Daughter: Eismont Alina Ivanovna, born in 2007, lives in the city of Chuguiv.
Circumstances of death:
On May 15, 2024, near the village of Georgievka, Donetsk region, he died while performing a combat mission to evacuate a fallen comrade, coming under mortar fire on the battlefield.
The farewell ceremony took place on May 24, 2024 in the city of Chuguiv. The defender of Ukraine was buried with military honors on the Alley of Memory.
Ivan Eismont was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, 3rd degree..
DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE No. 488/2024
About honoring with state awards of Ukraine
For personal courage shown in defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, selfless performance of military duty I decide:
To be awarded the Order "For Courage" of the 3rd degree
EYSMONT Ivan Viktorovych (posthumously) — Staff Sergeant
President of Ukraine V. ZELENSKYI July 26, 2024
The state award was presented to the family of the fallen soldier - mother Lyubov Ivanivna and sister Oksana Viktorivna - by the Deputy Mayor for the Activities of the Council's Executive Bodies, Igor KASHCHAVTSEV, and the Head of the Department of Civil Defense of the Chuhuiv City Council, Olena KURYLENKO.