Mykhailo V. Hryhoryshyn

Born on April 28, 1990, in the village of Panivtsi, Borshchiv district, Ternopil region. Graduated from the general education school in the village of Panivtsi, then graduated with honors from the Faculty of Law of Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy Fedkovych (Chernivtsi city). In 2011-2012, he served in the mandatory military service in the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Regiment of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A0284, Lviv city). In April 2014, he was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since the spring of 2014, he served as a machine gunner in the 51st Separate Guards Mechanized Brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A2331, Volodymyr-Volynskyi, Volyn region - the brigade was disbanded in December 2014), and from October 2014, as a sniper in the 15th Separate Mountain Infantry Battalion of the 128th Separate Guards Mountain Infantry Brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A1778 (field post V4742), Uzhhorod city). Since May 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. He was a participant in the battles for the city of Ilovaisk in Donetsk region and the defense of the city of Debaltseve in Donetsk region. On January 31, 2015, at 04:00, Russian-terrorist groups, supported by three tanks and artillery, launched an attack on the platoon stronghold "Vitaliy" of the Ukrainian military near the urban-type settlement of Chornukhine in the Popasna district of Luhansk region. During the battle, soldier Hryhorishin received serious injuries, from which he died on the battlefield. In this battle, Lieutenant Oleg Dovhyi and Senior Soldier Serhiy Matushevych were also killed. Since then, Mykhailo Hryhorishin was considered missing in action. In April 2015, his body was identified through DNA testing. On April 20, 2015, he was buried in the cemetery of the village of Panivtsi, Borshchiv district, Ternopil region.