It has been two years since the death of Ukrainian defender Volodymyr Zarivnyi, who gave his life defending the state during combat operations in the Kharkiv region.
Volodymyr Vasylovych Zarivnyi was born on 5 September 1978 in the village of Kulychkiv. After leaving school, he trained as a carpenter-builder at the Belz Vocational School, worked on the construction of a school in the village of Prystan, completed his compulsory military service in the town of Ovruch in Zhytomyr region, and later worked for a long time in a mine.
On 29 April 2024 he was mobilised into the ranks of Ukraine’s defenders. He served as an inspector of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the Donetsk Border Detachment. On 28 October 2024 the serviceman was killed in action in the settlement of Synelnykove in Kharkiv region.
Relatives and comrades-in-arms remember Volodymyr Zarivnyi as a kind, sensitive and sincere person, who was always ready to lend a hand, a courageous warrior and a reliable comrade.
For his courage and selfless service to Ukraine, Volodymyr Zarivnyi was posthumously awarded the medal “To a Defender of the Fatherland” in accordance with a Decree of the President of Ukraine. He was also posthumously granted the honorary title “Hero of the Velykomosty Territorial Community”.
Eternal memory to the fallen defender of Ukraine. Heroes live on as long as they are remembered.