Hryhorii H. Ihnatov (Kazakh)

Sergeant Hryhoriy Ihnatov (call sign Kazakh) was killed on October 23, 2023 in battle with the enemy near the village of Pershotravneve in the Kharkiv region. On November 18, the defender would have turned 48 years old. Hryhoriy was born in Kazakhstan. As a child, he moved with his family to Obukhiv in the Kyiv region. There he grew up, graduated from school No. 3, and then began working. He was a builder, engaged in security activities, worked in the field of patrolling, and eventually went into business. Since 2015, the man has dedicated his life to military service and the defense of Ukraine. He voluntarily joined the ranks of the National Guard of Ukraine, later transferred to the separate assault battalion "Donbas". He held the defense and liberated the city of Mariupol. In 2016, he joined the 25th separate motorized infantry battalion "Kyivska Rus" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He took part in the battles on the Svitlodarsk Arch, received his first wound. After a complex operation and a difficult rehabilitation, he continued his military path. He joined the 30th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with which he met the full-scale war. Hryhoriy was the commander of a combat vehicle, the commander of a platoon. In May 2022, he was wounded for the second time near Bakhmut, and the third wound he received in February 2023 near Soledar. Hryhoriy was a courageous and brave warrior, so he was repeatedly awarded honorary awards, in particular "Participant of the ATO", "Participant of hostilities", "For the defense of Mariupol", "25th battalion Kyivska Rus", "Duty performed with honor", "Dignity and honor", "For participation in the anti-terrorist operation", "For the defense of the homeland", "Defender of the Fatherland", "For sacrifice and love for Ukraine", "The greatness of the Motherland in your great deeds", "War Veteran". Shortly before his death, he was presented for the award of the Order of Courage of the III degree for saving the lives of wounded comrades-in-arms, but did not have time to receive it. "Hryhoriy was the bravest man. Having three wounds and countless concussions, he did not give up, but defended us for 8 years and gave his life for our peace with you! He is a hero and deserves to be known by the whole country, the whole world!" - said his sister Kateryna Tonitsoy. The hero was buried in Obukhiv. Hryhoriy is survived by his mother Olha Hryhorivna, sister Kateryna and son Davyd.