Dmytro Pidopryhora, a soldier in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, lost his life in the war against Russian occupiers.
In civilian life, Pidopryhora was a successful and decorated athlete and coach: a Master of Sports in bodybuilding, winner of the 2021 Ukrainian Bodybuilding and Fitness Cup, winner of the Poltava Regional Open Bodybuilding Cup, bronze medalist at the “Equides Sport Festival” bodybuilding tournament, and bronze medalist at the 2021 IFBB World Championship qualifying tournament.
Dmytro died on January 19, 2023, as a result of a mortar attack on his unit’s position in Bilohorivka, Luhansk region.