Сергій Леонідович. Кохан

Colonel Serhii Kokhan passed away on March 17, 2022, in the Lviv Military Hospital. On March 13, the officer sustained severe injuries during an airstrike on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Starychi, Lviv region. He was 59 years old. Serhii was born in the city of Smila, Cherkasy region. From a young age, he chose a military career and stu at the Khmelnytskyi Military Lyceum. Later, he graduated from the Kyiv National University of Education and the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. He taught at the Lviv Academy of Ground Forces named after Hetman Petro Sahaidachny, was an associate professor of the Land Artillery Department. He taught students, graduated officers, worked on new developments in the field of artillery, and was repeatedly awarded for his achievements. He lived in the city of Kamianka-Buzka, Lviv region. On March 13, 2022, four Russian missiles hit the International Peacekeeping and Security Center. After the impact, after 9 hours of search and rescue operations and debris removal, Serhii was found legless in a basement room. He was able to say his name, and in the Lviv Military Hospital, he added his last name. Doctors fought for his life for 4 days, but the serviceman's heart could not withstand it. "My father was an exemplary family man, a support for all. He had golden hands, was a professional in his field, and a devoted defender of Ukraine! Despite the fact that he had already served his time and was a specialist, in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war, he decided to be on the training ground and teach young defenders of artillery," said his son, Dmytro. The officer was buried at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv. Serhii is survived by his mother, wife, son with his family, and daughter with her family.