The Sheptytskyi community has received tragic confirmation of the death of its native resident, Andrii Bohdanovych Burko, born in 1976. For a year and a half, the serviceman had been considered missing in action. However, it recently became known that the sergeant, an operator in the anti-tank guided missile unit of military unit A4447, was killed on October 31, 2024, near the village of Maksymilianivka in the Donetsk region.
Andrii Burko was born and raised in Sheptytskyi. He studied at School No. 12 and later graduated from the Chervonohrad Mining Technical College. He devoted many years of his life to the mining industry, working as a foreman at the Vidrodzhennia mine.
After retiring in 2022, he could have stayed away from the front line, but in 2024 he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend his homeland.
Key facts about the fallen defender:
- Name: Andrii Bohdanovych Burko
- Year of birth: 1976
- Rank: Sergeant
- Position: Operator in an anti-tank guided missile unit
- Military unit: A4447
- Date of death: October 31, 2024
- Place of death: near Maksymilianivka village, Donetsk region
Residents of the community bow their heads in grief before the sacrifice of the defender who gave his life for Ukraine’s independence and freedom. In this difficult time, heartfelt condolences are extended to his sister and children, sharing the pain of this irreparable loss.
The memory of Andrii Burko will live on in the hearts of his fellow residents as a symbol of courage, devotion to duty, and love for his homeland. Eternal memory and glory to the Hero.