Pruhid Yuri Stepanovich was the senior scout of reconnaissance company headquarters battalion 24th Iron behalf of Prince Daniel Galician separate mechanized brigade of the Land Forces of Ukraine, the senior soldier.
He was born on April 10, 1993 in the village Semyrivka, Yavoriv district, Lviv region. In 2008 he graduated from 9 classes of secondary school Semyrivka village Yavoriv district in 2010 - the village secondary school Chernylyava Yavoriv District, and in 2012 - Lviv College of Economics and Law.
In November 2012 he was called up for military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the mouth of the deep exploration of the 54th separate Guards reconnaissance Prut-Pomeranian, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Bogdan Khmelnitsky 3rd degree and Mikhail Kutuzov 3rd degree Battalion Army of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A2076; Novograd Volyn, Zhytomyr region). In November 2013, he was dismissed from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in reserve.
Since January 2014 he had military service under contract to 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 June 19, 2014 near the village of urban Yampol and villages Zakitne Krasnolymanska district, Donetsk region during a combat mission, during which it was necessary to push deep into the territories temporarily controlled by militants znyschity strengthen and release the settlements, military 24th separate mechanized brigade entered into battle with the Russian-terrorist groups. As a result, about 30 combat soldiers received injuries of varying severity and 7 soldiers were killed, among them senior soldier Pruhid was.
On June 23, 2014 he was buried in the cemetery of the village Semyrivka Yavoriv district.
On February 20, 2015 during the session Yavoriv District Council made a decision on awarding Symerivskiy secondary school in the honor of George arrives.
On September 6, 2015 in the village Semyrivka Yavoriv district on the facade of the building of secondary school (street John, 110), where Yuri Pruhid studied, the memorial plaque was established.
He was awarded the Order "For courage" third degree (15/07/2014, posthumously).
The parents remain.