The man joined the ranks of 24 separate mechanized brigades of the APU on the first day of the large-scale war.
Famous poet, public figure from Lviv and founder of the “Spirit of the Nation” project Yuri Ruf died in the Luhansk region on April 2. He was known as a regular host of the Cold Yar Festival. The last post on his Facebook page was published on March 13, it is poetry from the front.
Currently, many comments have appeared under the post with condolences from fans of Rufus' work:
- I do not believe .. Maybe it's a mistake .. You have no right to just leave
- Tears ….. tears …… tears …… Eternal memory …..
- You will live in the memory of everyone who knew you. And in his verses.
- My Honor is called Loyalty!
- You are a brother in Valhalla. We will take revenge. We will take cruel revenge. Eternal glory!
- I knew personally, not enough words from the pain and sadness! May the Native Gods give Him a worthy place in the Father's House of Eternity.
We will remind, Yury Dadak (such was his real surname) was born in 1980 in Brzezany of the Ternopil region. He began writing poetry when he was 14 years old. He considered his poetry one of the types of poetic propaganda of patriotism.
Connoisseurs of his work christened Rufus' works as poetry of war . He was one of the artists whose work helped to raise the fighting spirit, motivate and sharpen the sense of national pride.
Among the publications: “Crimson lyrics” (2012), “Time of the Revolution” (2014), “At the turn of the century” (2015).