Ukharskyi Fedir V (Diadia Fedia)

Fedir Valeriyovych was born in the Turkmen city of Mary into a military family. After the tragic death of his father, his mother brought Fedir to his native Ukraine, where he enrolled in a Suvorov military school or a special boarding school with enhanced physical training (most likely graduated from the Lviv Lyceum with enhanced physical training named after the Heroes of Kruty). Later, it seems, the boy decided to follow in his father's footsteps — he served for some time under contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, specifically studying at the Odessa Institute of Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He then was discharged to the reserve, got married, and lived with his family in the village of Teptiivka in the Bohuslav district of Kyiv region. After the events of Euromaidan, in which he actively participated, Fedir Valeriyovych decided to join the ranks of the National Guard of Ukraine, signing a contract for service in the NGU military reserve. Holding an officer position in the battalion, he made significant efforts in the training and upbringing of his subordinates, earning respect and the affectionate nickname Uncle Fedya among the reservists. In his last battle, he shielded his unit commander, taking the brunt of the deadly wave of shrapnel from a grenade explosion. Stas Kovyka: "Fedya Ukharsky (Leshy) was our sergeant in training in the village of Stare. I knew him well. I remember when it was reported over the radio that he was seriously wounded (caught in an ambush, was on the armor of a BTR during the shelling, was injured by an AGS), shielded the commander, and was in a coma in the hospital. A few days later, he died. It still doesn't make sense, I can't believe it. We remember…".