Andrii Fylypchuk
Andrii Fylypchuk | |
|---|---|
| Андрій Филипчук | |
| Born | Andrii Mykhailovych Fylypchuk 25 September 1989 |
| Died | 2 February 2023 (aged 33) near Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Other names | Siryi (Сірий)[1] |
| Alma mater | Ivan Franko National University of Lviv |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, scientist, historian, soldier |
| Awards | Order for Courage |
Andrii Mykhailovych Fylypchuk (Ukrainian: Андрій Михайлович Филипчук; 25 September 1989 – 2 February 2023) was a Ukrainian archaeologist, scientist, historian, soldier of the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Prior to his death, he was a member of the Ukrainian Archaeological Association[2] and the NGO Pidhirtsi Sholom.[1]
Biography[edit]
Fylypchuk was born on 25 September 1989 in Khyshevychi, now the Velykolyubinska Hromada in the Lviv Raion of the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine.[1] He is the son of fellow archaeologist Mykhailo Fylypchuk.[3]
He graduated from the Department of History (2011, Master's Degree with honors, specializing in archeology) and postgraduate studies (2014, specializing in archeology) at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.[1][4]
He worked as a researcher at the Center for Monument Protection Research (2010–2011), and was assistant at the Department of Medieval History and Byzantine Studies (2015), as well as a researcher at the Research Department (2015, 2018–2019) at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.[4]
From 2015 onwards, he was the deputy director of research at the Ancient Plisnesk Historical and Cultural Reserve. He was also an archaeological tour guide in Lviv and Plisnesk.[1][4][5]
He was head of the Plisnesk Archaeological Expedition of the Ancient Plisnesk Reserve (2016-2021).[1][6][7] His topics of study included archaeology and early history of the Slavs and antiquities of the Plisnesk archaeological complex.[1] He is an author of more than 100 scientific papers.[3]
On 25 February 2022, he volunteered as a member of the Ukrainian military forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He served in the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He had the skills of a combat medic and a gunner of the SPG-9. He took part in hostilities in the territories of Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. He died on 2 February 2023 near the city of Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast.[3][8]
He was buried on 10 February 2023 at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery,[9] survived by a wife and son.[1]
Awards[edit]
- Order for Courage, 3rd class (8 November 2023, posthumously)[10]
Honoring the memory[edit]
In March 2023, a requiem tour was held in Lviv in honor of Andrii Fylypchuk.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Сьогодні Львів попрощається з чотирма Героями (оновлено)". galinfo. 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Львівський регіональний підрозділ". Спілка археологів України.
- ^ a b c Орися Шиян (3 February 2023). "На війні загинув львівський археолог Андрій Филипчук". Zaxid.net.
- ^ a b c "Дирекція". Адміністрація історико-культурного заповідника «Давній Пліснеськ».
- ^ "Пам'яті археолога, солдата 103-ї окремої бригади ТрО Андрія Филипчука". Укрінформ. 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Городище, яке поламало історіографію Московії". Укрінформ. 2 October 2019.
- ^ "«Давній Пліснеськ»: львівський археолог — про минуле, сховане під землею". 032.ua. 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Андрій Филипчук". Платформа пам'яті Меморіал.
- ^ "Львівщина попрощалася з Новітніми Героями російсько-української війни". Львівська обласна рада. 10 February 2023.
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 8 листопада 2023 year № 741/2023 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Наталя Забазнова, Ірина Мочульська (13 March 2023). "У Львові організували екскурсію-реквієм у пам'ять про загиблого на Луганщині військового Андрія Филипчука". Суспільне Новини.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1989 births
- 2023 deaths
- University of Lviv alumni
- Ukrainian archaeologists
- Ukrainian scientists
- 21st-century Ukrainian historians
- Burials at Lychakiv Cemetery
- Recipients of the Order For Courage, 3rd class
- Ukrainian military personnel killed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- People from Lviv Oblast
- Military personnel from Lviv Oblast