Vasyl Obryvko was 76 years old. He was born on February 10, 1950, in Sloviansk. He attended School No. 4. He completed his mandatory military service. He graduated from the Sloviansk Agricultural Technical School (Donbas Agrarian Vocational College) with a degree in “Agricultural Mechanization.”
Over the course of 50 years, he rose through the ranks from mechanic to shop foreman. For over 30 years, he worked at the Semenivka Motor Transport Depot as the head of the repair shop.
Later, he served as garage manager at the “Torgspetsnab” enterprise. For 15 years, he worked as a mechanic in the transportation shop at the Sloviansk High-Voltage Insulator Plant—ten of those years after he had already retired.
He is remembered as a decent, honest, and true professional in his field. He was passionate about cars and other machinery. He loved the land and enjoyed gardening and tending his vegetable garden.
On July 19, 2026, Vasyl Obryvko’s life was taken by Russian shelling. He was in the yard of his home when the enemy struck Sloviansk with a “Smerch” multiple rocket launcher.
Vasyl Obryvko was buried in his hometown at the cemetery on Danylo Halytskyi Street, next to his father’s grave.
He is survived by his wife, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage, his sister, his son, and his grandson.
At 9:00 a.m.—a nationwide minute of silence. The Donetsk Regional Military Administration and the Memorial platform: those killed by Russia are commemorating the residents of the Donetsk region killed by Russians.