Volodymyr V. Ryzhak

Senior Lieutenant Volodymyr Ryzhak was killed in action on March 13, 2022, during an enemy rocket attack on the territory of the Yavoriv military training ground in Lviv region. The officer was 55 years old. Volodymyr was born in the village of Khizhynci, Vinnytsia region. He graduated from the Achinsk Military Aviation Technical School. After that, he served in Zhytomyr region and in Belarus. During the time of Ukraine's independence, he resigned. Later, he went to work in the police. Later, he worked at the enterprises "Vinnytsia-mlyn," "Vinnytsiagaz," and performed duties as an electrician. He later opened his own business. He was a first-class auto electrician. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, the man went as a volunteer to the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend his native land. He served in the 355th Training Mechanized Regiment, which is part of the 184th Training Center of the National Academy of Ground Forces. "My uncle was a true patriot. I want him to be properly honored... This is a very painful loss for me and our entire family," said Viktor Hayday. The officer was buried in the village of Stepanivka, Vinnytsia region. In the village of Khizhynci, Gagarin Street was renamed Volodymyr Ryzhak Street. The defender left behind his mother, Nadiya Semenivna, wife Natalia, son Pavlo, and daughter Anastasiia.