Artem A. Kryzhanivskyi

Serviceman Artem Kryzhanivskyi was killed on June 13, 2023, defending the Donetsk region from Russian occupiers. The warrior was 27 years old. Artem was born and lived in Fastiv, Kyiv region. He studied at school No. 1. Then he obtained the profession of a cook-waiter at the Fastiv Vocational Education Center. He worked, got married. The couple had two children, to whom the man dedicated his free time. He wanted to give his family everything: comfort and well-being. But the main thing for him was that his loved ones lived in peace. During the full-scale Russian invasion, in June 2022, the man became a serviceman of the 26th separate rifle battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He held the position of a rifleman-grenade launcher assistant. He fought shoulder to shoulder with his comrades-in-arms on the front line and was a reliable comrade. "Artem was a very kind, positive and sensitive person, a faithful friend, the best son, a loving father for his children. We share the pain of loss with his relatives and friends. We will not forgive the enemy for a single lost soul. Eternal memory and eternal glory to the Hero!" - reported in the Fastiv City Council. "Another loss... the 17th deceased graduate of the educational institution during the period of the full-scale war... The war takes the best, the earth trembles from the explosions on the battlefield, and our hearts are once again squeezed with pain from the news of the loss of our graduates," the Fastiv Vocational Education Center wrote. The defender was buried in the Alley of Glory of the International Cemetery in his native Fastiv. At home, his parents Natalia and Anatoliy, his wife Liudmyla, daughter Dominika and son Danylo were waiting for him.