Stanislav I. Prystupa (Muza)

Sergeant Stanislav Prystupa (call sign Muza) was killed on September 10, 2022, while performing a combat mission in the area of the village of Male Vesele in Kharkiv Oblast. The warrior was 53 years old. Stanislav was born in the village of Triskini in Rivne Oblast. He stu at a rural school and then graduated from Dubrovytsia Vocational School. He served his mandatory military service in the army. He worked on the railway in a fire train. From 2015 to 2019, he fought in the ATO/JFO. In recent years, he worked as a construction worker in Irpin. He loved fishing and music. He played the accordion, which is how he got the call sign Muza. On the second day of the full-scale invasion, February 25, 2022, he once again took up the defense of his homeland. He initially served in the security company, and in March he joined the ranks of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Roman the Great. He held the position of a shooter-paramedic and went to the front line. "He was a good man, a loving father and grandfather, a reliable friend. He had many friends and acquaintances. He was always an authority for everyone. Cheerful, joking, kind. He loved his homeland," said the son of the deceased, Oleksandr. Stanislav was buried at the New Cemetery in the city of Sarny, Rivne Oblast. The defender is survived by his wife, three daughters, a son, eight grandchildren, relatives, friends, and comrades. Posthumously, the warrior was awarded the Order of Courage of the III degree.