Andrii Mykhailovych Fylypchuk (; 25 September 1989 – 2 February 2023) was a Ukrainian archaeologist, scientist, historian, soldier of the

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of the

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, and a participant in the

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. Prior to his death, he was a member of the Ukrainian Archaeological Association and the NGO Pidhirtsi Sholom.

Biography

Fylypchuk was born on 25 September 1989 in Khyshevychi, now the Velykolyubinska Hromada in the Lviv Raion of the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. He is the son of fellow archaeologist

Mykhailo Fylypchuk Mykhailo Andriiovych Fylypchuk (; 19 December 1955 – 31 July 2016) was a Ukrainian archaeologist, Candidate of Historical Sciences (1996), and Director of the Institute of Archaeology at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. He is noted fo ...

. 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. 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. 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. He was head of the Plisnesk Archaeological Expedition of the Ancient Plisnesk Reserve (2016-2021). His topics of study included archaeology and early history of the Slavs and antiquities of the

Plisnesk archaeological complex Plisnesk archaeological complex is a group of archaeological sites located near the khutir of Plisnesk (now part of Pidhirtsi, Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast), at the source of the Buzhok river.'' Филипчук М. А''Plisnesk Пліснеськ ...

. He is an author of more than 100 scientific papers. 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

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. 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. He was buried on 10 February 2023 at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery, survived by a wife and son.

Awards

Order for Courage The Order for Courage () is a Ukrainian award established by Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma on August 21, 1996. Design by Ukrainian artist Mykola Lebid. Awards of the President of Ukraine for Courage Before August, 1996, personal bravery ha ...

, 3rd class (8 November 2023, posthumously)

Honoring the memory

In March 2023, a requiem tour was held in Lviv in honor of Andrii Fylypchuk.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fylypchuk, Andrii 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 Military personnel from Lviv Oblast