Artem O. Stryzhenko

Born on October 28, 1993, in the city of Svatove, Luhansk region. After some time, the family moved to the city of Zhytomyr. In 2008, he graduated from the 9th grade of Lyceum No. 25 in Zhytomyr, then attended the Zhytomyr Cooperative College of Business and Law. From November 14, 2012, to June 5, 2013, he served in the military, and from June 5, 2013, he served under contract in the 95th Separate Airborne Brigade of the High Mobility Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A0281, city of Zhytomyr). From April 23, 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On July 21, 2014, soldier Stryzhenko died from explosive injuries sustained while performing a combat mission as part of an assault group in the area of the city of Lysychansk, Luhansk region. On July 24, 2014, he was buried at the Korbutivske Cemetery in Zhytomyr.