Serhii V. Kovryha (Lialik)

Lieutenant Colonel, engineer, sapper. Born in the city of Vinnytsia to a family of medics. A graduate of the Kamianets-Podilskyi Military Engineering Institute named after Marshal Kharchenko. 25 years of military service, participated in peacekeeping missions in Southern Lebanon and Libya for demining and disposal of munitions. For 7 years, he was involved in demining the territory of Crimea — the Inkerman tunnels and the Mekenziev Mountains, with over 5,000 explosive devices neutralized to his credit. He was a true professional. His friends, colleagues, and combat brothers called him a sapper from God. In May 2014, he was mobilized to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, commander of the company p/p V0624. A career officer who passed on his combat experience in searching for and neutralizing mines to young soldiers. He participated in the liberation of the city of Shchastia, personally neutralizing explosives on a mined bridge near Shchastia. He died on July 27, 2014, while performing a combat mission in the ATO zone near Lutuhyne in the Luhansk region. Serhiy Kovryha was a participant in the Maidan, a true patriot of his homeland, who loved Ukraine unconditionally and respected the Ukrainian language. An extraordinary personality, a person who always moved forward — he self-improved on both personal and professional levels, knew English, and was well-versed in computer technology. The lieutenant colonel was buried on July 30, 2014, in the central alley of heroes at the cemetery in the city of Haisyn, Vinnytsia region.