Vitalii S. Kaihorodov

Vitaliy Serhiyovych Kaygorodov was born in 1997 in Khmelnytskyi. He served in the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Roman the Great under a contract. He participated in the ATO and JFO. After demobilization, he returned to civilian life and was a biker. With the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, he was one of the first to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Together with his father, he took part in combat operations in the territory of the Makariv community in Kyiv region, serving as a scout. In one of the fierce battles on March 11, 2022, he went missing. Vitaliy's body was searched for a long time, with representatives of the Makariv community assisting. Later, it was discovered that he was buried in the village of Lypivka in Bucha district, near the church, along with nine other soldiers. The identification of the body took a long time. On April 10, 2022, a farewell ceremony for the fallen soldier Vitaliy Kaygorodov took place in Khmelnytskyi.