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Tsekhmistrenko was born on 19 December 1994 in [[Rivne]].<ref name="hro">{{cite news |author= |date=2023-02-18 |title=Майданівці, яких убила росія |url=https://hromadske.ua/posts/majdanivci-yakih-ubila-rosiya |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |work=[[Hromadske]]}}</ref> He studied at school #89 in the [[Pecherskyi District|Pecherskyi]] district of [[Kyiv]].<ref name="г1">{{cite news |author=Анастасія Фещенко |date=2023-06-29 |title=Хвилина мовчання: згадаймо добровольця Григорія Цехмістренка, який повернувся з Канади захищати Україну |url=https://glavcom.ua/country/society/khvilina-movchannja-zhadajmo-majdanivtsja-ta-medika-dobrovoltsja-hrihorija-tsekhmistrenka-937968.html |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |work=Glavkom}}</ref> For many years he lived with his parents in [[Kinistino]] ([[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]). Later, he moved to [[Port Alice]] ([[British Columbia]], [[Vancouver Island]], Canada). He had Canadian citizenship.<ref name="с1">{{cite news |author=Віолетта Карлащук |date=2023-01-20 |title=У Києві попрощалися з загиблим канадським добровольцем Григорієм Цехмістренком |url=https://suspilne.media/363134-u-kievi-poprosalisa-z-zagiblim-kanadskim-dobrovolcem-grigoriem-cehmistrenkom/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |work=Suspilne Novyny}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Sam Samson |title=Canadian volunteer medic has died in Ukraine, family says |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/canadian-dies-ukraine-medic-1.6716143 |work=CBC News |date=2023-01-16 |access-date= |archive-url= |archive-date= }}</ref> |
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He was a participant of the [[Revolution of Dignity]].<ref name="с1" /> On 18 February 2014, during a "peaceful march" to the [[Verkhovna Rada|Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine]], security forces beat and detained many activists. Among the victims, Tsekhmistrenko was detained in the [[Desnianskyi District, Kyiv|Desnianskyi district]] police station.<ref name="hro" /><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=2014-02-19 |title=Міліція затримала 60 активістів Євромайдану (повний список) |url=https://fakty.com.ua/ua/ukraine/polituka/20140219-1504538/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |work=[[Fakty TVN]]}}</ref><ref name="г1" /> |
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After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, he took part in combat operations as part of the [[Azov Brigade|Azov Regiment]]; since April 2022, he has been a volunteer medic with the International Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He saved the lives of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in [[Bucha, Ukraine|Bucha]], [[Hostomel]], [[Moshchun]], [[Enerhodar]], [[Lysychansk]], [[Kherson]], [[Bakhmut]]. Tsekhmistrenko died on 15 January 2023 near the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast.<ref name="аі1" /><ref name="hro" /> |
After the start of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|full-scale Russian invasion]], he took part in combat operations as part of the [[Azov Brigade|Azov Regiment]]; since April 2022, he has been a volunteer medic with the International Legion of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]]. He saved the lives of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in [[Bucha, Ukraine|Bucha]], [[Hostomel]], [[Moshchun]], [[Enerhodar]], [[Lysychansk]], [[Kherson]], and [[Bakhmut]]. Tsekhmistrenko died on 15 January 2023 near the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast.<ref name="аі1" /><ref name="hro" /> |
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He was buried on 20 January 2023 in [[Chabany]], Kyiv Oblast.<ref name="с1" /> |
He was buried on 20 January 2023 in [[Chabany]], Kyiv Oblast.<ref name="с1" /> |
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The son of Vitalii Tsekhmistrenko, the founder of the Rise agricultural holding, who was among the 200 richest Ukrainians |
The son of Vitalii Tsekhmistrenko, the founder of the Rise agricultural holding, who was among the 200 richest Ukrainians. His fortune was estimated at $291 million.<ref name="г1" /><ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Під Бахмутом загинув бойовий медик Григорій Цехмістренко — громадянин Канади з українським серцем |url=https://novynarnia.com/2023/01/21/pid-bahmutom-zagynuv-bojovyj-medyk-grygorij-czehmistrenko-gromadyanyn-kanady-z-ukrayinskym-serczem/ |work=Новинарня |date=2023-01-21 |access-date= |archive-url= |archive-date= }}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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==Honoring his memory== |
==Honoring his memory== |
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School No. 89 in the Pechersk district of Kyiv, where he studied, is to be named after him. The initiative was supported by Lieutenant General [[Kyrylo Budanov]], Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.<ref name="аі1" /><ref name="bg1" /><ref>{{cite news |author=Ірина Дашківська |title=Столичній школі №89 пропонують присвоїти ім’я загиблого у боях за Україну канадського добровольця Григорія Цехмістренка | |
School No. 89 in the Pechersk district of Kyiv, where he studied, is to be named after him. The initiative was supported by Lieutenant General [[Kyrylo Budanov]], Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.<ref name="аі1" /><ref name="bg1" /><ref>{{cite news |author=Ірина Дашківська |date=2023-10-25 |title=Столичній школі №89 пропонують присвоїти ім’я загиблого у боях за Україну канадського добровольця Григорія Цехмістренка |url=https://censor.net/ua/photo_news/3451660/stolychniyi_shkoli_89_proponuyut_prysvoyity_imya_zagyblogo_u_boyah_za_ukrayinu_kanadskogo_dobrovoltsya |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2024-01-14 |work=Censor.net}}</ref> |
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He is one of the heroes of the exhibition "Steel Titans of Bakhmut" at the [[National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War]].<ref name="аі1" /> |
He is one of the heroes of the exhibition "Steel Titans of Bakhmut" at the [[National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War]].<ref name="аі1" /> |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Order For Courage, 3rd class]] |
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Revision as of 12:57, 14 January 2024
Grygorii Tsekhmistrenko | |
|---|---|
| Григорій Цехмістренко | |
| Born | Grygorii Vitaliiovych Tsekhmistrenko 19 December 1994 |
| Died | 15 January 2023 (aged 28) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Other names | Ґреґ (Greg)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | volunteer medic, soldier |
| Awards | Order for Courage |
Grygorii Vitaliiovych Tsekhmistrenko (Ukrainian: Григорій Віталійович Цехмістренко; 19 December 1994 – 15 January 2023) was a Canadian civic activist, volunteer medic of Ukrainian origin, a soldier of the International Legion of the Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Biography
Tsekhmistrenko was born on 19 December 1994 in Rivne.[2] He studied at school #89 in the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv.[3] For many years he lived with his parents in Kinistino (Saskatchewan, Canada). Later, he moved to Port Alice (British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Canada). He had Canadian citizenship.[4][5]
He was a participant of the Revolution of Dignity.[4] On 18 February 2014, during a "peaceful march" to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, security forces beat and detained many activists. Among the victims, Tsekhmistrenko was detained in the Desnianskyi district police station.[2][6][3]
After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, he took part in combat operations as part of the Azov Regiment; since April 2022, he has been a volunteer medic with the International Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He saved the lives of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in Bucha, Hostomel, Moshchun, Enerhodar, Lysychansk, Kherson, and Bakhmut. Tsekhmistrenko died on 15 January 2023 near the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast.[1][2]
He was buried on 20 January 2023 in Chabany, Kyiv Oblast.[4]
The son of Vitalii Tsekhmistrenko, the founder of the Rise agricultural holding, who was among the 200 richest Ukrainians. His fortune was estimated at $291 million.[3][7]
Awards
In 2023, he was posthumously awarded the Order for Courage, 3rd class.[1][8]
Honoring his memory
School No. 89 in the Pechersk district of Kyiv, where he studied, is to be named after him. The initiative was supported by Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.[1][8][9]
He is one of the heroes of the exhibition "Steel Titans of Bakhmut" at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Антон Печерський, Володимир Загребельний (2024-01-13). "Замість навколосвітньої подорожі він обрав захист країни: у Києві вшанували пам'ять Григорія-Ґреґа". АрміяInform.
- ^ a b c "Майданівці, яких убила росія". Hromadske. 2023-02-18.
- ^ a b c Анастасія Фещенко (2023-06-29). "Хвилина мовчання: згадаймо добровольця Григорія Цехмістренка, який повернувся з Канади захищати Україну". Glavkom.
- ^ a b c Віолетта Карлащук (2023-01-20). "У Києві попрощалися з загиблим канадським добровольцем Григорієм Цехмістренком". Suspilne Novyny.
- ^ Sam Samson (2023-01-16). "Canadian volunteer medic has died in Ukraine, family says". CBC News.
- ^ "Міліція затримала 60 активістів Євромайдану (повний список)". Fakty TVN. 2014-02-19.
- ^ "Під Бахмутом загинув бойовий медик Григорій Цехмістренко — громадянин Канади з українським серцем". Новинарня. 2023-01-21.
- ^ a b Вікторія Мілюта (2023-10-26). "Перед ним був відкритий весь світ: школі на Печерську просять присвоїти ім`я загиблого Героя, сина колишнього депутата Григорія Цехмістренко". Big Kyiv.
- ^ Ірина Дашківська (2023-10-25). "Столичній школі №89 пропонують присвоїти ім'я загиблого у боях за Україну канадського добровольця Григорія Цехмістренка". Censor.net. Retrieved 2024-01-14.