Andrii V. Prunytsia (Tykhyi)

Senior soldier Andrii Prunytsia (call sign Tykhyi) was killed on February 4, 2023, during enemy shelling near the village of Ivanivske in the Donetsk region. On January 24, the defender turned 30 years old. Andrii was born and lived his entire life in the city of Tyachiv, Zakarpattia region. He studied at the local secondary school No. 1 named after V. Grendzha-Donskyi. He then obtained a bachelor's degree in accounting and auditing from the Ternopil National Economic University. Prior to the invasion, he worked at the "Triumf" bakery. In June 2022, the man was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in military unit A4117. He was the commander of a reconnaissance platoon. "My husband was always courageous and remained in his combat position until his last breath, allowing his comrades-in-arms to save their lives at the cost of his own. We will always miss the best father and husband in the world. Andrii was always positive and charged others with this, he never liked lies and injustice, of which there is so much in our world..." - said the wife of the fallen soldier. The warrior was buried on the Alley of Glory of the city cemetery in his hometown. The defender left behind his wife Viktoriia and sons Tymofii and Verhilii, who were 3 and 2 years old at the time of his death. Andrii was posthumously awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of the Tyachiv Territorial Community".