A pupil of Children and Youth’s Sports School “Karpat” Vitalii Sapylo died on February 25 in the battles for Kyiv region.
The 21-year-old boy comes from the village of Sokilnyky, near Lviv. From an early age, he showed good results in sports, aspecially in football.
In 2017, he entered Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Academy of Ground Forces, studied at the Department of Combat Use of Troops.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sapylo was a tank commander and defended the capital from the Russian invaders. He neutralized three dozen units of enemy equipment and died during an airstrike.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine (posthumously) to the young defender.
Died on February 25, 2022