Kostiv Yuri Myronovych was the commander of vehicle maintenance, crawler tractors and transporters repair company repair platoon battalion logistical 24th Iron behalf of Prince Daniel Galician Detached Mechanized Brigade Army of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Junior Sergeant.
He was born on February 23, 1989 in the village Starychi Yavoriv district, Lviv region. He studied at a secondary school in the village Starychi. He graduated Lviv Technical and Economic College, National University "Lviv Polytechnic".
He served in the 24th Iron behalf of Prince Daniel Galician Detached Mechanized Brigade of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A0998, sycamore city Lviv region).
In the spring of 2014 he took part in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine.
On July 11, 2014 near the village Zelenopillya Sverdlovsk district, Luhansk region around 4:30 am n-terrorist groups fired from the MLRS "Grad" to the checkpoint of Ukrainian military shelling killed 19 soldiers, among them Yuri Kostiv was.
On July 19,2014 he was buried in the cemetery of the village Starychi Yavoriv district.