Senior Soldier Volodymyr Pushkar fell on October 16, 2025, near the village of Staryi Karavan in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk region after being struck by an enemy FPV drone. The defender was 38 years old. Another Hero killed by russian orcs.
Volodymyr was born on March 10, 1987, in the village of Kutriv, Volyn region. He studied at the Berestechko Lyceum of the Horokhiv City Council, and later trained as an engineer at Lviv National Agrarian University in Dubliany.
He lived in Lviv. He worked as a technician for equipment adjustment and testing at LLC “Avtomashtekh.” He was interested in cars, and in his free time he loved fishing and relaxing in nature.
During the full-scale war, Volodymyr joined the ranks of Ukraine’s defenders. He served as the senior gunner of the 2nd section of the grenade launcher platoon of the 55th Rifle Battalion of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.
“He was a very kind, courageous, responsible, calm, caring father and husband. Family was his greatest value. He always helped others without expecting anything in return; he was a man of his word and of action. That is how he will forever remain in our hearts,” his wife Olha wrote.
Volodymyr was awarded the “Badge of Honor” and the “War Veteran” medal. He also had the status of a combatant. From the mayor of Ternopil, he received the city’s honorary badge as a symbol of gratitude for his courage and devotion to Ukraine. His comrades-in-arms also passed on the brigade’s award to the warrior’s family.
The defender was buried in the Field of Honorable Burials at Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv.