Ihor Tarasovych Dashko (Ukrainian: Ігор Тарасович Дашко; born 18 June 1977, Sambir, Ukrainian SSR – died 9 April 2022, Mariupol, Ukraine) was a Ukrainian military officer, a lieutenant colonel border guard of the State Border Service of Ukraine and a participant of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
He was awarded the Hero of Ukraine posthumously on April 17, 2022.
Biography
Ihor Dashko was born on June 18, 1977, in Sambir, in the Ukrainian SSR.
He studied at the Secondary School No. 1 named after Taras Shevchenko, in Sambir, from which he graduated in 1994.
After graduating from the Academy of the State Border Service of Ukraine in 1999, he started working in the city of Mariupol, in the Department of the State Border Service of Ukraine.
From the summer of 2012 to January 2022, he served in the Western Regional Department of the State Security Service.
A month before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he again moved to the city of Mariupol.
Death
On April 9, 2022, he blew himself up at a radio station in Mariupol so that it would not reach by the Russian invaders.
His last words on the radio were "Glory to Ukraine!".
Awards
- The title of «Hero of Ukraine» with the award of the «Golden Star» order (April 17, 2022, posthumously) — for personal courage and heroism, shown in the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, selfless service to the Ukrainian people.
Notes
- Ukrainian defender blew himself and the radio station up in Mariupol rather than surrender it to the Russian occupiers. war.ukraine.ua, Retrieved 2023-12-27
- ДПСУ: У Маріуполі прикордонник підірвав себе, щоб росіяни не отримали радіостанції Archived 2022-04-11 at the Wayback Machine // Громадське радіо. — 2022. — 11 квітня.
- В Маріуполі український прикордонник підірвав себе, аби не здати позицію ворогові — Арестович Archived 2022-04-10 at the Wayback Machine // ТСН. — 2022. — 10 квітня
- "Mariupol border guard sacrificed his life to prevent Russian troops from capturing radio station". Ukrayinska Pravda. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
Sources
- Kovalenko, S. The heroic feat of border guard Dashka will be written in golden letters in the history of the Ukrainian people and the defense of Mariupol Archived 2022-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2022-04-23 at the Wayback Machine // ArmyInform. — 2022. — April 20.
Links
- Героїчний подвиг прикордонника буде вписаний золотими літерами в історію українського народу on YouTube // Державна прикордонна служба України. — 2022. — 18 квітня.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY3dflo9dpE
- (VIDEO) Heroic feat of border guard will be written in golden letters in the history of Ukrainian people and defense of Mariupol. State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGgwS5A-57I
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUtz0VY-XRw
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