Main points
- Taras Matviets, the chief sergeant of the airborne assault company, was killed at the front in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
- Taras joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the beginning of the full-scale invasion and died on May 14, 2026 while performing a combat mission.
Taras Matviyets died in the war / Collage of Channel 24, photo Getty Images, photo from Daryna Kolomiyets' Facebook
Ukraine has lost another defender. Taras Matviets, a senior sergeant of an airborne assault company, was killed in battles in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The death of the defender and his life before the war were told in “Moto Zgraya Shargorod”.
What is known about the deceased soldier?
Taras Matviets is a 26-year-old soldier who lived in Vinnytsia Oblast. He joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
The Ukrainian defender was the chief sergeant of the airborne assault company of the airborne assault battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Daryna Kolomiets, a former classmate of the military man, said that Taras Matviets was not obedient as a child, but he always protected others and did not offend anyone.
A Ukrainian defender died on May 14, 2026 while performing a combat mission in the village of Kardashi, Synelnyk district, Dnipropetrovsk region.
The editorial staff of Channel 24 expresses sincere condolences to the family and friends of Taras Matviyets. May his memory be blessed!
Who else has Ukraine lost?
Serviceman Andrian Stasyshyn from Ternopil region, who had been missing for over a year, has been officially confirmed dead. He was a sapper rifleman with the 79th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade, and his family and friends had long hoped for his return.
Vitaliy Malyushevsky, a 25-year-old soldier from Ternopil region, died at the front. The Ukrainian soldier was born on September 29, 2000 and lived in the village of Zaliztsi.
Andriy Ignatenko, who previously worked for the Kyiv Metro, died in the war in the Kharkiv region. He left behind a wife, three children, a mother, and a sister.
Yuriy Tymoshenko, a junior sergeant from the Kharkiv region, was killed on April 27 during enemy assault operations. He joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2022.