Senior Soldier Petro Hrushchak from the Stryi district has been posthumously awarded the Order “For Courage” III Class. The state decoration was conferred on him for personal bravery in defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and his selfless fulfilment of military duty.
Petro Hrushchak came from the village of Kolodruby in the Mykolaiv community. He took part in combat operations in the ATO zone and, after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, once again joined the ranks of Ukraine’s defenders.
The serviceman served as an anti-aircraft gunner with the 4th anti-aircraft missile unit of the airmobile battalion of the 80th Separate Air Assault Halychyna Brigade. For a long time, Petro Hrushchak was listed as missing in action.
According to reports, on 28 November 2024 he was killed in action while carrying out a combat mission near the settlement of Martynivka in the Sudzha district of Kursk region. At the time of his death, the defender was 39 years old.
Eternal memory and honour to the fallen warrior.