Vitaliy SVYRYD

Vitaliy was born in the village of Manchenky, Kharkiv district, Kharkiv region. He had incomplete higher education, having graduated from the Kharkiv Construction Technical School with a specialization in "Construction and Operation of Buildings and Structures." He dedicated his working life to the railway, starting his career at the age of 22, holding positions from a bricklayer at Wagon Division No. 1 of the Southern Railway to a (dismissed) foreman of current maintenance and repair of tracks and artificial structures of the 5th category at the Kharkiv track distance of the regional branch "Southern Railway" of the joint-stock company "Ukrainian Railways." He worked in railway transport for 26 years.

His colleagues respected and valued him for his extensive practical experience, professionalism, and humanity.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend his homeland.

Vitaliy was killed on October 22, 2024, while defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine during a combat mission near the village of Shakhtarske in the Volnovakha district of Donetsk region.

We express our deepest condolences to his family. Vitaliy is survived by his wife and daughter.

The team at the Kharkiv track distance of the regional branch "Southern Railway" of the joint-stock company "Ukrainian Railways" mourns alongside Vitaliy's family. Eternal memory and honor to our colleague and hero.