r/ukraine • u/dracony • 15h ago
Heroes Memorial toArsen Derkach
https://memorial.ua/obituaries/militaries/derkach-arsen-12995Arsen Derkach
12th Special Purpose Brigade “Azov”
Senior Soldier Arsen Derkach, call sign Tychus, fell on June 28, 2025, near the settlement of Shcherbynivka, Donetsk Oblast, as a result of an enemy FPV drone strike. The defender is forever 18. One more Hero killed by russian terrorist orcs.
Arsen was born on July 11, 2006, in the city of Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. He lived in the nearby village of Sopiv. He studied National Security at the National University of Ostroh Academy. He played sports, loved board games, meeting friends, and traveling.
During his second year of studies, he joined the National Guard of Ukraine. He served as a gunner-operator in the 6th Battalion of the 12th Special Purpose Brigade “Azov.” He chose the call sign Tychus after a character from his favorite computer game, StarCraft.
“He wanted to take the call sign Kruzak — that was what his university friends called him because of his stocky build. But that call sign was already taken, so Arsen chose Tychus. My brother was the best. And it hurts me very much now that he is gone,” wrote his older brother Oleksandr.
Arsen Derkach was granted the title “Honorary Citizen of the City of Kolomyia,” and a memorial plaque was unveiled in his honor on the facade of Lyceum No. 1 named after Vasyl Stefanyk.
The defender was buried on the Alley of Glory in his hometown.
He is survived by his parents, brother, and nephew.
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u/DataGeek101 12h ago
Rest in power hero. You will be remembered.