Yuriy Prylypko
{{Short description|Ukrainian politician (1960–2022)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Illich|Prylypko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Yuriy Prylypko
| native_name = {{nobold|Юрій Прилипко}}
| native_name_lang = uk
| image =
| caption =
| office = Mayor of Hostomel
| term_start = 25 October 2015
| term_end = 7 March 2022
| predecessor =
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1960|8|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hostomel, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|3|7|1960|8|11|df=yes}}
| death_place = Hostomel, Ukraine
| alma_mater = University of Marxism-Leninism
}}
Yuriy Illich Prylypko ({{langx|uk|Юрій Ілліч Прилипко}}, 11 August 1960 – 7 March 2022) was a Ukrainian politician who served as the mayor of Hostomel during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was killed by Russian soldiers on 7 March 2022.
Biography
In 2015, Prylypko was elected as the mayor of Hostomel.{{Cite web |title=Селищний голова |url=https://gostomel-rada.gov.ua/city-council/miskij-golova |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=Гостомельська селищна рада |language=uk}}
Yuriy Prylypko helped to hide the car fleet of former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who was convicted of treason; therefore, Prylypko was subject to public criticism.{{Citation |title=Самооброна вивозить автопарк януковича з Гостомеля |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as3s0JXyv5Y |access-date=2023-06-24 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2014-02-24 |title=В Украине нашли автопарк Януковича: Bentley и Mercedes по 1,5 млн.$ (видео) |url=https://av.by/news/v-ukraine-nashli-avtopark-yanukovicha-bentley-i-mercedes-po-1-5-mln-video |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=av.by |language=ru}} Yuriy Prylypko opposed the allocation of land to ATO veterans, which caused a conflict with them.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-05 |title=В Гостомеле ветераны АТО не могут распоряжаться своей землей из-за "бойкота" местной власти (видео) |url=https://kievvlast.com.ua/news/v-gostomele-veterany-ato-ne-mogut-rasporyazhatsya-svoej-zemlej-iz-za-bojkota-mestnoj-vlasti-video |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=kievvlast.com.ua |language=ru}}
During his tenure and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the title of Hero City on 6 March to six Ukrainian cities and towns that defended themselves against invading Russian soldiers, including Hostomel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukrinform.es/rubric-ato/3422502-los-invasores-rusos-matan-al-alcalde-de-gostomel.html|title=Los invasores rusos matan al alcalde de Gostomel|access-date=12 March 2022|website=Ukrinform|lang=es}}
Prylypko was shot and killed on 7 March, along with several other volunteers, while delivering food and medicine in the city.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-hostomel-mayor-killed-russia/31740616.html|title=Ukrainian Town Says Mayor And Two Associates Killed By Russian Forces While Delivering Aid|access-date=12 March 2022|website=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.losreplicantes.com/articulos/tropas-rusas-matan-alcalde-ucraniano-comida-medicinas-enfermos/|title=Las tropas rusas matan a un alcalde ucraniano mientras repartía comida y medicinas a los enfermos|access-date=12 March 2022|date=10 March 2022|website=Los Replicantes|language=es}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2022/03/08/6226f692fdddfffe2a8b45c6.html|title=Asesinado mientras repartía pan y medicinas: así murió el alcalde de Gostomel, Yuri Illich Prylypko|access-date=12 March 2022|date=8 March 2022|website=El Mundo|lang=es}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/internacional/abci-tropas-rusas-asesinan-alcalde-ucraniano-mientras-repartia-comida-y-medicinas-murio-como-heroe-202203081607_noticia.html|title=Tropas rusas matan a un alcalde ucraniano mientras repartía comida y medicinas: «Murió como un héroe»|access-date=12 March 2022|date=8 March 2022|website=ABC|lang=es}} His body was reportedly booby trapped. When the local priest came to pick up his body, a sympathetic Russian soldier stopped the priest from getting close, disarmed the trap, and helped load the mayor's body onto a wheelbarrow to be transported away. Prylypko was buried near the local church with honors.{{Cite news |date=10 March 2022 |title=Российские военные минировали тело убитого сельского головы Гостомеля, — СМИ |work=focus.ua |url=https://focus.ua/voennye-novosti/509000-rossiyskie-voennye-minirovali-telo-ubitogo-selskogo-golovy-gostomelya-smi |access-date=19 March 2022}}[https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/europe/ukraine-russia-hostomel-mayor-killing-intl-cmd/index.html Gunned down on a mercy mission: Witnesses say Russian troops killed Hostomel mayor and two volunteers] CNN.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526211517/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/06/europe/ukraine-russia-hostomel-mayor-killing-intl-cmd/index.html|date=May 26, 2023}}
Several European mayors expressed their condolences over the death, including Enzo Bianco, president of the National Council of Anci and member of the presidency of the committee of European regions, and Esterino Montino, mayor of Fiumicino, Italy.