Yuriy Lushchay

Yuriy Volodomyrovych Lushchai (, ; ; 10 February 1982 – 28 March 2024) was a Ukrainian soldier and an administrator(Юрий Владимирович Л.) of Russian Wikipedia, historian and amateur poet.

Early life and education Lushchai was born on 10 February 1982 in Kramatorsk. His parents worked at a factory.

Lushchai started to be interested in history while studying at school.

Career and writing Lushchai worked as a teacher and lecturer. In Russian Wikipedia, he was 122nd among Wikipedians by the amount of edits made. His last edit was made on 25 March 2024. He was also a long-serving administrator in Russian Wikipedia.

Personal life and death In 2009, Lushchai registered on Russian Wikipedia. He became a patrolled user in 2012, and an administrator in 2018. Lushchai started approximately 300 articles. In 2015, 2017, and 2020, he was a member of Russian Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee.

On 6 April 2022, after the beginning of Russian invasion of Ukraine, he moved with his family to Velyki Luchky in the Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. after several attempts. Starting from 28 March, he was regarded as missing. in Mukachevo Raion in Zakarpattia Oblast.

Legacy According to Dmitry Kuzmin, as an important contributor to Russian Wikipedia, Lushchai is the most significant Russian cultural figure killed at Russo-Ukrainian War, and it is symbolic that he was fighting for Ukraine.