Stanislav O. Trehubchak

He was born on August 23, 1987, in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, into a complete family. His father, Oleg Trehubchak, worked as a driver, and his mother, Larysa Trehubchak, was an accountant. His sister really asked their parents for a sister, but a boy was born; the father was very happy, as every man is, and really wanted a son. Stanislav grew up to be a very good child; everyone in the family loved him. When he was at his grandmother's in the village, he always helped her with everything. He loved fishing and playing football with his friends. In his older age, he enjoyed watching football championships with his parents and sister, cheering for the Ukrainian national team, and was interested in foreign football teams. In kindergarten, he made friends very well with other children and never offended them; he protected them and believed it was wrong to offend those younger than himself. He studied at Kryvyi Rih Secondary School No. 60, graduated well in 2004. He always participated in school events and fulfilled all the requests of his class teacher. All the students in the class were very good friends and treated each other well. This was instilled in them by their teacher, class leader Tetiana Viktorivna Ivanova. After finishing school, he entered Kryvyi Rih Vocational Technical School No. 45, which he graduated from with honors, obtaining the profession of electric gas welder. He dreamed of working at the Kryvyi Rih plant "Kryvorizhstal," which is now "ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih." Then he served in the army. From 2007 to 2008, he served in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, in military unit A0593 of the anti-aircraft missile troops of Ukraine. After his military service, he worked as a security guard at the Kryvyi Rih plant, then at a private enterprise in his profession. Eventually, his dream came true; he was invited to "ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih," where he worked very responsibly and gained experience as an electric gas welder since November 2013. Additionally, he loved computers and everything related to them from childhood; he mastered computer programs and independently repaired and assembled computers. Once, he helped a colleague at his request to assemble a powerful computer. He assisted his colleagues at work, family, and friends. He always self-developed and improved his knowledge in the field of informatization. He was always friendly, smiling, kind, sensitive, in a good mood, but at the same time very sensitive and vulnerable. He was thoughtful, as if he was always planning something, considering his actions. He planned to create a family where love, respect for each other, and happiness would prevail; he wanted to marry once and for life to create a strong and beautiful family. He took an example from his parents, always saying that he wanted to love mutually. Later, he met a girl he fell in love with, and they planned to get married. But then disaster struck our country; the war began, and Stanislav was mobilized in March 2014 for training for a certain period. He was sent to serve in the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade in Hvardiyiske, Dnipropetrovsk region. He was assigned the position of a grenade launcher; their battalion was initially sent to guard the borders of Ukraine in Amvrosiivka, Donetsk region. Then, they were sent to guard the settlements of Luhansk region. This was a very difficult period in life for both him and his family; they were very worried about him, prayed for everything to be alright, and hoped for a quick end to the hostilities and Stanislav's return. He himself very much wanted the war to end, dreamed of being demobilized and returning to his family, to his beloved job, to his beloved girl, and talked about it, but tragedy struck. During the exit from Shakhtarsk, Donetsk region, on July 31, 2014, his battalion fell into an ambush; a shell from the militants' tank hit their BMP, and then these inhumans posted a video on the internet where they mocked the bodies of the dead boys. That morning, Stas's girlfriend received a message from him: "Goodbye, I will always be with all of you. Kiss…" For the family, this was a terrible blow and a tragedy that is hard to put into words. Relatives immediately began calling; the phone did not answer, it was out of reach. They hoped for a long time that it was not true, that Stanislav would be found, would return alive, perhaps he was in captivity, but after several months of searching for the bodies of the dead in Shakhtarsk, with the help of the search group "Black Tulip," he was transported to Dnipro and buried as an unknown soldier. For a long 9 months, from August 2014 to April 2015, the family waited for the results of the DNA examination and lived in hope that he was still alive and would return home, but it was not meant to be. Unfortunately, according to the DNA results, Stanislav was declared dead, and in April 2015, the family reburied their son in his hometown of Kryvyi Rih, at the Central Cemetery. He really wanted to protect his native Ukraine, his city, his family, so that the war would not come to his home. It hurts a lot that he achieved so little and lived so little for himself and his family; he was always someone you could rely on in everything, supported the family in difficult times, was its support and hope. He helped everyone in need, and if it weren't for this damned war, the life of a good boy, a sensitive, caring son, a beloved brother would have turned out differently, and without him, the whole family is very hard off, and the soul and heart ache… It is very painful that this war has brought and continues to bring much grief and pain to countless Ukrainian families, taking the lives of good, young boys…