Combined the service with a cultural mission: historian and local historian Igor Klimovich was killed in the war

To spread: Igor Klimovich was killed in Kharkiv region-a photo artist and local historian, a historian from Lviv region, junior lieutenant of the 3rd separate assault brigade of the Armed Forces. On July 30, 2025, Igor Klimovich - a historian from Lviv region, a well -known photo artist and local historian was killed in Kharkiv region. He was 34 years old.

He was a younger lieutenant of the third separate assault brigade of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces, the Grabovetsk-Dulibiv Territorial Community reported. Klimovich Igor Igorovich, a call sign "Africa", was born on June 13, 1991 in the village of Grabovets. He received his education at the M. Shashkevich Duliby Lyceum and at the Institute of Tourism at the Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University.

From his youth, he showed interest in the history, literature and culture of his native land. He published several poetic collections and actively popularized his village through local lore Facebook groups. Igor Klimovich was not only a researcher but also an active public figure: he participated in the Revolution of Dignity, created a Bellator sports and health club and a pledge club.

He was the first among Ukrainians to be a member of the International Experimental Archeology Experimental Archeology and was a permanent participant in the festival "TUs!" As a photographer, in 2021 he became a laureate of the prize of the audience in the contest "Traveler-Photograph of the Year". In 2025 he presented a photo exhibition "Man and War", created on the film directly on the front.

In 2022, Igor joined the Harunzhi Service 3 OSHBR, where he combined military service with a cultural mission. He developed unique approaches to moral and psychological support for fighters, organized lectures and excursions, and meetings with cultural figures. Igor also was engaged in the evacuation of cultural heritage: thanks to his initiative, a 900-year-old Polovtsian stone grandmother was rescued, which was taken out of the Donetsk region under fire.

In February 2025 he received the title of junior lieutenant. His last dreams were archaeological studies in the native village of Grabovets and the transfer of a unique Cross-Encolpion to the local museum. The defender has parents, brother and wife, who awaits the birth of their daughter. We will remind, near Pokrovsk died 23-year-old American volunteer Robert "Bobby" Edward Pitrandgelo.