Andrei Vladimirovich Snitko ( January 25, 1996 - August 20, 2014 ) is a participant in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine . Hero of Ukraine (2016, posthumously)
| Andrey Vladimirovich Snitko | ||
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| ukr Andriy Volodimirovich Snitko | ||
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| Nickname | Thomas ( Ukrainian. Homa ) | |
| Date of Birth | January 25, 1996 | |
| Place of Birth | ||
| Date of death | August 20, 2014 (18 years) | |
| Affiliation |  Ukraine | |
| Type of army | Special Police of Ukraine | |
| Years of service | 2014 | |
| Rank | private | |
| Part | Regiment Azov | |
| Battles / Wars | Armed conflict in the east of Ukraine * Fights for Ilovaisk | |
| Awards and prizes |
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Biography
Andrey Snitko was born on January 25, 1996 in the village of Goraymovka ( Manevich district , Volyn region , Ukraine ). His mother raised him, but when Andrew was 11 years old, she died. The boy was taken to her family by a resident of Manevichi - Raisa Halyk.
He graduated from school number 1 in Manevichi and entered the Eastern European National University named after Lesya Ukrainka at the Institute of Physical Culture and Health. But studying in these institutions was only a few months. After the start of Euromaidan, Andrei became his active participant and spent a lot of time in Kiev. In May he joined the battalion "Azov" in Kiev , received the call sign "Thomas".
He was a party to the armed conflict in the east of Ukraine . He took part in the confrontation in Mariupol . Andrey Snitko died on August 20, 2014 during the battles for Ilovaysk . Being at the head of the office of the three soldiers was ambushed during the sweep of the building. A hand grenade was thrown at the Ukrainian fighters, which he covered with his body.
He was buried in Manevich.
On January 25, 2015, a memorial plaque was installed on the school building in Manevichi, where Snitko studied [1] .
Awards
State:
- The title Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Golden Star Order (November 21, 2016, posthumously) - “for personal courage and heroism shown in defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, selfless service to the Ukrainian people” [2] ;
Private:
- Order "National Hero of Ukraine" (March 26, 2016) [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Watch the pam'yatnu doshku in honor of the 18th Volynsky bіtsya. (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine dated 21st of December 2016 No. 515/2016 “About the appropriation of A. Snitku as the title Hero of Ukraine” (ukr.)
- ↑ Outer clothing with the Order “Narodny Hero of Ukraine” will be shown in Chernivtsi. PHOTO report (in Ukrainian) . Censor.net (March 24, 2016). The appeal date is October 18, 2018. Archived April 14, 2016.
Links
- Heroes do not die: Andriy Snitko nakrik himself a grenade, uatiuvavshi vіd mortі comrades
- The President handed over the “Golden Eyes” of the Heroes of Ukraine to the closest heroes of Andriia Snitka and Sergіya Tabali // Official site of the President of Ukraine, 6th of 2016.