Звання Героя України посмертно отримав військовий і поет Максим “Далі” Кривцов

Максим Кривцов (Фото: Facebook військового)

Warrior and poet Maksym Kryvtsov (call sign “Dali”) was granted the designation Hero of Ukraine following his death. The related presidential order appeared on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s official website.

“For individual valor and heroism displayed in the defense of Ukraine’s state sovereignty and territorial integrity, along with unwavering service to the Ukrainian people, I decree: award the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star to Maksym Oleksandrovych Kryvtsov – combat participant (posthumously),” the text states.

Kryvtsov died near Kharkiv on January 7, 2024. The Ukrainian warrior and artist was 33 years old. His cat perished alongside him.

Less than a month prior to his death, the defender released his premier poetry collection “Вірші з бійниці” (Verses from the Trench), which entered the Ukrainian PEN International’s listing of top books for 2023. In 2024, he received the Ulas Samchuk Literary Award.

Kryvtsov participated in the Revolution of Dignity and initially enlisted as a volunteer within the “Right Sector” brigade between 2014 and 2015. From 2016 until 2019, he served in the National Guard. The man rejoined the army following Russia’s full-scale assault, assuming the position of a machine gunner within the Special Operations Forces.

Several weeks posthumously, the president presented him the Order for Merit, third class.