Born on April 24, 1971 in the village of Snihurivka, Lanovets district, Ternopil region. In 1985, he graduated from Pershotravneve secondary school, Boriv district, Kharkiv region. After graduating from school, he worked at the collective farm "Svitanok" in the village of Pershotravneve, Boriv district. He has lived in the city of Chuhuiv since 2017, serving in the military service as part of the 54th separate mechanized brigade named after Hetman Ivan Mazepa.
While living in the city, he got married in 2020. In 1989-1991, he served in the military as a cadet in the Chungjin Border Detachment, and later in the 50th Zaisan Red Banner Border Detachment of the Border Troops of the KGB of the USSR in the Almaty region as a senior border guard.
After completing his military service, he worked at the Agrofirm "Svitanok" in the village of Pershotravneve, Boriv district. While working at the firm, he graduated from the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" in absentia in 2011, receiving basic higher education and a bachelor's degree in management.
In 2017, he applied to the Svatyiv Regional Military District of Luhansk Oblast with a statement of his desire to voluntarily go to defend Ukraine. He was sent to the 355th Training Mechanized Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the 184th Training Center of the Petro Sahaidachny National Academy of Land Forces. After completing his training, he continued his military service as part of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Mazepa as a detachment commander. While serving in the brigade, he took direct part in the ATO/JFO in the territory of Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts (Bakhmut, Svitlodarska Duga). In January 2021, he was discharged upon the expiration of his military contract, but in
In October 2021, Yuriy again signed a military contract through the Kharkiv RTCC and the Joint Venture with the command of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Mazepa and subsequently continued his military service as a senior sergeant - commander of the machine-gun detachment of the machine-gun platoon of the mechanized battalion. On the first day of the full-scale invasion, the brigade's units were among the first to meet the offensive of Russian troops in the area of the settlements of Maryinka, Krasnohorivka, Soledar, Siversk. Then came 2023 - the Bakhmut direction, 2024-2025 - advanced positions in the Donetsk region in the Bakhmut and Siversk directions.
In 2026, the brigade's units continued to operate in the Donetsk direction. Yuriy Makoida was constantly on the cutting edge of turbulent combat events. In April 2022, he was seriously wounded. After a short treatment, he returned to the front. In February 2025, Yuriy Makoida, while at the 239th Novomoskovsk Combined Arms Training Ground, successfully completed the combined training course for a detachment commander and obtained the qualification of a detachment commander.
Circumstances of death:
On 16.04.2026 Yuriy Makoida was in the settlement of Bylbasivka, Kramatorsk district, Donetsk region. While performing his official duties, Yuriy Ivanovich received a gunshot wound to the head. He died from the injuries he received, which were incompatible with life.
Yuriy Makoida was buried on April 27, 2026 in the city of Chuguiv on the Alley of Glory with full honors under the volleys of the guard of honor. The farewell ceremony was attended by relatives and friends, representatives of the clergy, representatives of the city council, and brothers who came to share the grief and support the soldier's relatives.
The defender is survived by his wife, a son who is a military serviceman, and a daughter.
During his military service, Yuriy was repeatedly awarded: he had the Order of the President of Ukraine "For Participation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation", the Order of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine "10 Years of Conscientious Service", the Order of the Chief of the General Staff, the Breastplate "Participant in the ATO", and the Honorary Order "For the Free Luhansk Region".
