A centurion of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UIA) Myroslav "Kryvonis" Symchych died in Subkarpathia. On January 5, he celebrated his 100th anniversary.
This was reported by the head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Military Administration Svitlana Onyshchuk.
During his lifetime, the state recognized Simchych as a Hero of Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded him this title with an award.
During his life, Symchych survived more than 32 years of Soviet concentration camps.
"We are proud that our country had such a glorious person. More than one generation of Ukrainians will know and remember his exploits. We express our sincere condolences to the relatives and friends," the head of the Regional Military Administration noted.
- Myroslav joined the youth network of the OUN [Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists] in 1941. Under his leadership, in 1945, near Kosmach, the rebels defeated the punitive division of the PCIA [Peopleʼs Commissariat of Internal Affairs]. In total, Symchych had 42 successful fights. In 1948, the Soviet authorities arrested Kryvonos and sent him to the camps, where he stayed for 32 and a half years.
- The insurgent was rehabilitated in 2017, and in 2022 he received the title of Hero of Ukraine and the Order of the Golden Star.