Viktor A. Lakhtadyr (Lava)

Soldier Viktor Lakhtadyr (call sign Lava) was killed on February 2, 2024, while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Klishchiyivka in the Donetsk region. The defender was 39 years old. Viktor was born in the city of Boyarka, Kyiv region. He graduated from the Boyarka Professional College of NUBiP of Ukraine. He was married and lived with his family in Kyiv. He worked as a seller at LLC "Trash". He was interested in cooking and loved to cook. After the full-scale invasion of the occupiers, the man joined the ranks of the defenders. He became a fighter of the 783rd Brigade of the State Special Transport Service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. He held the position of gunner. "He was responsible, sensitive, the soul of the company. A loving father, husband and son," said the widow of the deceased Ksenia. The defender was buried in the village of Kopylov, Kyiv region. Viktor is survived by his father, wife, daughter and son.