Andrii V. Lytvynenko (Myron)

Soldier Andriy Lytvynenko (call sign Myron) was killed on August 29, 2023, while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Bohdanivka in the Donetsk region. The warrior sustained fatal injuries during enemy mortar shelling. Andriy was 37 years old. He was born in the village of Svarychivka in the Chernihiv region. He studied at the Krupychpil comprehensive school. He then worked on a farm and later got a job in construction in Ichnia. He served his mandatory military service. On October 19, 2005, he was discharged into the reserve. He participated in the war in Eastern Ukraine. In his free time, he loved fishing. In May 2022, Andriy voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He initially held the position of senior operator, later becoming a machine gunner in military unit A4456. He later became an operator of the radar platoon, a reconnaissance machine gunner in the 54th separate reconnaissance battalion named after Mykhailo Tyshyi. "For me, he was the right person, honest, and always fought for justice. You could turn to him with any request. We worked together in the garden, kept livestock, and had a household. We did everything together," said his wife Zoia. Andriy was buried in his native village. He is survived by his wife, parents, two sisters, a son, and two stepdaughters.