Oleksii Khyzhniak (soldier
Ukrainian military personnel
Intro | Ukrainian military personnel | ||
Places | Ukraine | ||
is | Soldier Military personnel | ||
Work field | Military | ||
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Death | 2022 | ||
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Oleksii Leonidovych Khyzhniak (Ukrainian: Олексій Леонідович Хижняк; 1989 – September 7, 2022) was a Ukrainian soldier, captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Hero of Ukraine (2023, posthumously).
In September 2022, Captain Oleksii Khyzhniak group captured an enemy checkpoint and stopped the enemy column, destroying equipment and personnel. During the battle, Khyzhniak was mortally wounded.