Ukrainian defender and football player Stepan Dyvoniak was killed while performing a combat operation in Luhansk region.
He was born on April 2, 1980, in the village of Slobidka, Ivano-Frankivsk region. After graduating from school, he served in the military. One of the biggest hobbies in his life was football. Stepan played as a defender for the «Cheremosh» team from his native village.
At the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine and selflessly repelled enemy attacks in the east. But, unfortunately, on July 17, 2023, near the village of Nevske, Luhansk region, 43-year-old Stepan Dyvoniak came under enemy artillery fire and was killed. His beloved wife Nadiia and son Sviatoslav were waiting for him at home… In memory of the Hero, a football tournament was held in his native village.