Viktor B. Dankiv (Vitiundia)

Senior soldier Viktor Dankiv (call sign Vityundya) was killed on August 2, 2023 while performing a combat mission in the area of the village of Preobrazhenska, Zaporizhia region. On August 31, the defender would have turned 43 years old. Viktor was born in the village of Nadorozhniw, Ternopil region. He lived in Ternopil. He graduated from Zbarazh Vocational School No. 25. He worked at TechnoBuiltCenter LLC as an operator of a road marking machine. In his free time, he loved to fish, pick mushrooms and walk in the forest. In 2015, he served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the Kherson region, on the line of demarcation with Crimea. During the full-scale war, the man returned to the army to protect his country from the enemy. He was a fighter of the 44th separate artillery brigade named after Hetman Danylo Apostol. "Viktor was a faithful and caring husband, a loving father and a good son. Above all, he loved nature, resting his soul when he went to the forest for mushrooms. Viktor was a true patriot, a responsible and reliable comrade. I am proud of my husband, and the children are proud of their father, his courage, bravery, and strength of spirit. Not everyone can, looking death in the eye, stand shoulder to shoulder with comrades, not fearing for their lives. Until his last breath, he remained faithful to his comrades, his people and his Motherland," wrote Olena Dankiv. The defender was buried in his native village. At home, Viktor was awaited by his mother, sister, wife, two children, grandson, other relatives and friends. He was posthumously awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of the City of Ternopil".