The Lviv region resident turned out to be a hero who blew himself up in Mariupol to stop the invaders

The State Border Service shared the Hero's story, Espreso.West reports.

Igor Dashko heroically died on April 9 during the battles for Mariupol.

The unit, which included Lieutenant Colonel Igor Dashko, together with brothers from other defense forces of Ukraine, held back the superior invader forces in a certain sector of the defense of the hero city.

When the invader tried to break through the position, he covered the departure of his brethren to spare positions. The border guard was seriously wounded, and in order not to be taken prisoner himself and to prevent the invader from seizing the radio station, he made a difficult decision - to blow himself up with a grenade. The last words of the courageous border guard sounded on the radio: "Glory to Ukraine!"

Igor Dashko was born in the city of Sambir, Lviv region. He graduated from the local school No. 1 of Taras Shevchenko and devoted his whole life to the military service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. A few months before the completion of the contract and dismissal from military service to the reserve, Igor Dashko made plans for civilian life.

When the full-scale invasion of the Russian invaders into Ukraine began, Igor Dashko was part of the border units participating in the JFO. This was the officer's third rotation to the east, to the war zone. This trip was his last.

For personal courage and heroism shown in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, selfless service to the Ukrainian people, by Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 252/2022, Lieutenant Colonel DASHKO Igor Tarasovich was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine (posthumously).

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