Leonid V. Stratii

Serviceman Leonid Stratii was killed in the Donetsk region on February 21, 2024. During the performance of a combat mission, he sustained multiple injuries. Leonid was 28 years old. He was born in the village of Rozvazh, Rivne region. He graduated from a vocational school in Ostroh. He was a bricklayer by profession. In civilian life, he worked in construction in Kyiv and in the Ostroh community. In May 2023, he began defending Ukraine. He held the position of a sapper in the 53rd separate mechanized brigade named after Prince Volodymyr Monomakh. In October of the same year, he was wounded near Avdiivka, Donetsk region. After two months of rehabilitation, he returned to the front line. "He was the best dad and a loving husband. During the entire time he was fighting, he never said it was difficult for him. He always repeated: 'My dear, everything will be fine, we have a son, and I don't want him to be in my place one day.' Even during rehabilitation after the injury, a smile never left his face. We have someone to be proud of, but it's hard to believe he's gone," wrote his wife Olena Stratii. The warrior was buried in the local cemetery in the village of Rozvazh. Leonid is survived by his mother, wife, and son.