Yevhen Snarskyi

The Kryvyi Rih railway community and all of Ukraine have lost a rare talent, a professional, a brave reconnaissance warrior, an optimist with a big heart, and a loving father. Yevhen was born on February 3, 1987, in the industrial region of Kryvyi Rih, where the very land tempers character and ties destinies to steel and railways.

Yevhen began his career as a driver at the Northern Mining and Processing Plant, but later found his true calling. After mastering his profession at the Dnipropetrovsk State Institute of Technical Training, he joined the Kryvyi Rih Electric Supply Distance of the regional branch "Pridniprovsk Railway" as a contact network electrician in September 2008.

Colleagues remember Yevhen as a "God-given climber." Without the slightest fear, like a spider-man, he moved along the contact wire at great heights, promptly eliminating any malfunctions. Eager to develop, he graduated from the Terniv Technical School and the Dnipropetrovsk Vocational School, worked as an assistant locomotive driver, and later as a locomotive driver of a motor car, becoming a versatile and indispensable specialist who dedicated nearly 20 years of his life to the railway. Yevhen was the soul of the team, an incorrigible optimist whose subtle humor always lightened the heaviest work shifts.

Yevhen Viktorovych had a keen sense of justice and solid combat experience: from 2014 to 2015, he participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation, defending Mariupol. When the enemy launched a full-scale war in 2022, he knew exactly where he needed to be. In October 2022, Yevhen donned military uniform once again. He endured the hell of Avdiivka and fought in the Donetsk and Sumy directions.

For his exceptional courage and dedication to his homeland, the warrior was awarded the Presidential Award of Ukraine "For the Defense of Ukraine" (August 2022), the medal of the 129th Territorial Defense Brigade "Steel Hearts Brigade" (December 2024), and was nominated for the Minister of Defense of Ukraine's award "For Wounds" after sustaining serious injuries in the summer of 2024, but returned to duty immediately after recovery.

In January 2025, while performing complex combat missions during the Kursk operation, communication with the warrior was lost, and he was declared missing in action. For a year and a half, family, friends, and colleagues held onto the fragile hope for a miracle. However, in July 2026, the terrible confirmation of his death shattered all hopes— the Hero fell in January 2025, holding the shield over his native country until his last breath.

For his family, Yevhen was a reliable wall and a source of boundless care and warmth. His loving wife Kateryna and daughter Elvira are left without him. His father, brother, and sister share the indescribable pain of loss.

The team of the Kryvyi Rih Electric Supply Distance of the regional branch "Pridniprovsk Railway" of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" expresses its deepest and most sincere condolences to Yevhen Snarsky's family, loved ones, and comrades. We bow our heads in memory of our brave "climber" and steel Defender. His feat for the freedom of Ukraine will live on through the ages.

Eternal glory to our Hero!