Dmytro V. Horbeichuk (Chykh-pykh)

Soldier Dmytro Horbеichuk (call sign Chykh-pykh) was killed on December 19, 2022 in a battle with the occupiers near the village of Yakovlivka in the Donetsk region. The warrior was 39 years old. Dmytro was born in the village of Tysmenytsany, Ivano-Frankivsk region. He graduated from a lyceum there. He was engaged in construction work. He loved to repair equipment, relax in nature, and help people. Since 2021, he has been living with his family in the village of Staryi Lysets, Ivano-Frankivsk region. He dreamed of a house, a car, and another daughter. He wanted to travel a lot with his family. Since 2014, the man has been participating in the ATO in Donbas. He received 4 medals for the defense of the country. For evacuating the wounded under shelling in Nikishyne, he was awarded the Order of Courage of the III degree. From the first days of the full-scale war, Dmytro again took up the defense of Ukraine. He fought in the ranks of the 128th separate mountain assault brigade. He held the position of senior mechanic-driver. He took part in battles for the Zaporizhia region, in the liberation of the Kherson region, in the defense of the city of Soledar in the Donetsk region. In May, soldier Dmytro Horbеichuk was awarded the medal "For Military Service to Ukraine". "Dmytro was a very good person... Sincere, cheerful, caring, loving husband and the best dad. He never liked to boast about his good deeds, and he did a lot of them. With him, I felt what it means to be a happy woman... I can't believe he's gone. He tried to do everything for the family he had dreamed of. He is my happiness, my support, my love. He supported me throughout the war as best he could. Being in the hottest spots, he never complained and said: 'Little one, everything will be fine. We will go through everything together.' Dimchyk is forever in my heart. I am proud of him. We were very happy together. There are no and will never be such as him," said the widow Maria. "Dmytro was always in a positive mood, had golden hands, and performed all tasks perfectly. A brave warrior, a reliable friend. He radiated kindness... He cared as best he could about his comrades-in-arms, and thought about himself last," added his comrade-in-arms Roman Kachurovskyi. The hero was buried in his native village. Dmytro is survived by his mother, sister, two brothers, wife, daughter Daryna, and son Pavlyk, who was born in 2022.