Defending Ukraine in the Kharkiv direction, 33-year-old developer Andriy Shkinder died
Yesterday, July 2, a farewell ceremony was held in Lviv for the soldier and developer Andriy Shkinder, who died defending Ukraine from Russian occupiers.
Yesterday, July 2, a farewell ceremony was held in Lviv for the soldier and developer Andriy Shkinder, who died defending Ukraine from Russian occupiers.
Andriy Shkinder was seriously injured while performing a combat mission in the Kharkiv direction on June 18, 2026. Medics fought for his life for more than ten days, but he died on June 28 at the Main Military Clinical Hospital in Kyiv. The defender was 33 years old.
Junior Lieutenant Andriy Shkinder was born in the city of Rivne. He studied at the Mlynivka Humanitarian Gymnasium of the Mlynivka Village Council of the Rivne region. Later, he received his education at the National University "Lviv Polytechnic" with a degree in "Computer Science".
He began his professional career in programming with SoftServe. He later worked as a developer in several IT companies. As indicated in his LinkedIn, Andriy's last place of employment was Apiko Software, where he worked as a Senior iOS Developer.
"According to his relatives, Andriy was a cheerful person, loved to joke, was distinguished by kindness and sincerity. He was always ready to help and, above all, strove to do the best for others. He loved to cook, was fond of tourism, loved nature and mountains. He dreamed of conquering all the mountain peaks of Ukraine, as well as passing the Transcarpathian Tourist Route," the press service of the Lviv City Council notes .
In 2024, he defended the Motherland from the invasion of Russian occupiers. He defended the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine in the Zaporizhia, Mykolaiv, Donetsk and North-Slobozhansk directions as part of the 419th separate battalion of unmanned systems of the Operational Command "West" of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was awarded the medal "Best Sergeant of Military Unit A5027".
Andriy Shkinder is survived by his wife, son, mother, and grandfather.
The editorial team of dev.ua expresses its sincere condolences to relatives, friends and colleagues.
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