Vasyl L. Hryhoriev (Khimik)

Born on November 6, 1983, in the village of Nyzhne Derazhnianske, Derazhnianskyi district, Khmelnytskyi region. In 1999, he graduated from the 9th grade of the general education school in the village of Nyzhne Derazhnianske, then attended vocational technical school No. 12 (since 2003 - Derazhnianskyi Professional Agrarian Lyceum) in the city of Derazhni, Khmelnytskyi region, and obtained the profession of "Tractor driver-machine operator of agricultural production - locksmith-repairman - car driver." In 2004-2005, he served in the mandatory military service in the 704th separate regiment of radiation, chemical, and biological protection of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A0807, city of Sambir, Lviv region). In August 2014, he was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 90th separate airborne battalion of the 95th separate airborne brigade of the High Mobility Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (since the fall of 2014, the 90th separate airborne battalion has been part of the 81st separate airborne brigade of the High Mobility Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - military unit field post V1611, city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region). Since November 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. Call sign "Chemist." Participant in the defense of Donetsk International Airport. On January 19, 2015, soldier Hryhoriev was killed during a battle with Russian-terrorist groups in the new terminal of Donetsk International Airport. On February 20, 2015, he was buried in the cemetery of the village of Nyzhne Derazhnianske. In the city of Derazhni, a memorial plaque was installed on the facade of the building of the Derazhnianskyi Professional Agrarian Lyceum (Myru Street, 177A), where Vasyl Hryhoriev studied.