“We are not just opening the memorial plaque, - the Gymnasium Headmaster Olena Holtvianytsia says. – We open a memory page. I want to remind all of you that there are hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. The war goes on. It is history, you are writing yourself now”.

Denys Syniuk went to the front in March 2014, when he was only twenty. He served in the reconnaissance platoon of the 95th separate air mobile brigade. Denys dreamed of entering Odessa Military Academy. He defended Donetsk airport. On January 26, 2015, he was mortally wounded during one of the attacks.

The scout is awarded “For military valor” Medal, the Order “For Courage”, III degree (posthumously), and a title “The People’s Hero of Ukraine” for courage and heroism.

See the video about the opening of the memorial plaque to Denys Syniuk.