UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Aug 6 — At the end of July, Ihor Klymovych, historian and cultural activist, was killed on the frontline in the Kharkiv region during a combat mission, said the Hrabovets-Duliby community of the Lviv region, where Klymovych was born.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russian troops have killed at least 214 Ukrainian culture makers — artists, writers, activists, and so on.

In 2022, Klymovych joined the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of Ukrainian Ground Forces, where he was developing moral and mental support methods for military personnel.

“He gave lectures on world and Ukrainian history to soldiers, organized exhibitions of Ukrainian historical weapons, meetings with artists, and held tournaments in sport sword fighting,” said the brigade.

Together with his colleagues, he saved a 900-year-old Polovtsian stone statue from Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast, writes the Hrabovets-Duliby community.

Klymovych was the author of the Kurhan Pamiati project, which aims to memorialize the memory of the fallen Ukrainian soldiers. He also founded the Insignia project, a ceremonial transfer of weapons from commander to commander as a sign of continuing the fight.

Before the full-scale war, Klymovych actively supported the Euromaidan, founded the historical reenactment club, became a member of the international archaeological network EXARC, and organized various cultural events.

Klymovych is survived by his parents, brother, and wife, who is expecting their daughter.

“My love, my soul, my universe, they took you away from me, and, on July 30, I died with you. They killed you nine weeks before our daughter was born. You were so looking forward to her, and now she will never see or know her incredible father,” said Oleksandra Klymovych, his wife.

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