Ihor V. Pokhylenko (Harri)

Senior soldier Ihor Pokhylenko (call sign Harry) was killed on October 1, 2023 while performing a combat mission near the city of Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region. He sustained fatal injuries as a result of enemy artillery shelling and the use of UAVs. The warrior was 31 years old. Ihor was from the settlement of Solone in the Dnipropetrovsk region. He graduated from the Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro. He worked in local government - in the Dnipro City Council. He was interested in anime, drawing and cooking. His hobby was computer games. During the full-scale war, the man defended his country in the ranks of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was a serviceman of military unit A4788 and carried out combat missions in difficult areas of the front. "People like Ihor, bright, kind, talented, should be building our country, not passing away... We all miss him very much," said the deceased's cousin Yevheniia Burmagina. "Ihor was an intelligent, sincere, courageous, kind, positive person, a worthy soldier, a true defender and son of Ukraine. Thanks to his abilities, he made a significant contribution to the efficiency of the headquarters, participated in the defense of Bakhmut, underwent training abroad, where he demonstrated his qualities and was honored by our foreign colleagues and comrades," added his relatives. Ihor was buried in his native settlement. He is survived by his parents, brother, relatives, friends and comrades-in-arms. The defender was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, 3rd degree.