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Mateusz Sitek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 October 2003 |
| Died | 6 June 2024 Warsaw |
| Buried | |
| Service |  Polish Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 2023-2024 |
| Battles / wars | Belarus–European Union border crisis † |
| Awards |   |
Mateusz Sitek (19 October 2003.[1] – 6 June 2024[2][3]) was a Polish soldier who died as a result of a migrant attack during the migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border.
Biography
[edit]He came from the village of Plewica[2], the son of Emilia[4] and Grzegorz[5][6]. In the years 2019–2022 he attended the military class of the 3rd Secondary School. Nicolaus Copernicus Wyszków[7]. As a student, he represented the school many times and participated in patriotic and charitable events[7]. Initially, he served in the ranks of the Territorial Defense Force[8]. He served in the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade from December 18, 2023[9]. Immediately after completing the training, he was assigned to operations at the Polish-Belarusian border in connection with the migration crisis that has been ongoing there since 2021.
He was a footballer for the WKS Rząśnik[3] team, he played as a striker, and less often as a midfielder[2].
Death circumstances
[edit]On the morning of May 28, 2024, near the border with Belarus, near the village of Dubicze Cerkiewne, he was attacked with a knife by one of the migrants who tried to cross the border barrier[10]. The perpetrator pushed the gun through the gap between the dam spans and stabbed Sitek in the chest area[2][3][11]. After providing first aid, he was transported to the hospital in Hajnówka[12][13][14], where he underwent surgery[14], then he was transported to the Military Medical Institute in Warsaw, where he died[11][15]
Commemoration
[edit]He was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant and awarded the Cross of Merit for Bravery by President Andrzej Duda.[16] and the Gold Medal of Merit for National Defense[3][11] by the Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz[11]. His funeral took place on June 12, 2024 in Nowy Lubiel[17][18], and in honor of the fallen soldier that day, at noon, the sirens of uniformed services vehicles rang out across Poland[17][18]
On July 31, 2024, during the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, one of the M1A1 Abrams tanks, belonging to the Polish Armed Forces, was named "Sitek-21" in honor of the soldier. The name of the tank was painted on its barrel, and the ceremonial unveiling was performed by Mateusz's mother, Emilia Sitek.[6][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nagrobek śp. Mateusza Sitka chwyta za serce. Żołnierz zamordowany przez migranta skończyłby dziś 21 lat | Niezalezna.pl". niezalezna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b c d "Koledzy żegnają zmarłego polskiego żołnierza. "Pierwsze słowa, jakie przychodzą na myśl"". Przegląd Sportowy Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b c d "Mateusz Sitek. Żołnierz zamordowany przez migranta na granicy polsko-białoruskiej". www.eostroleka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "Sitek-21. Tak wojsko uczci żołnierza zabitego na granicy". www.tvp.info (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Opoka, Fundacja (2024-06-12). "Mama śp. sierż. Mateusza Sitka: "Pozostawił testament każdemu..." Fundacja Opoka. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "Sitek-21 na cześć zmarłego żołnierza". polska-zbrojna.pl. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "Nowy Wyszkowiak". nowywyszkowiak.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Czernek, Seweryn (2024-06-07). "Grał w ich klubie. Żegnają zmarłego polskiego żołnierza" (in Polish).
- ^ "Dlaczego zmarł żołnierz zraniony na granicy. Mateusz Sitek miał 21 lat". igryfino.pl (in Polish). 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Wyborcza.pl". warszawa.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b c d "Minister pośmiertnie awansował tragicznie zmarłego żołnierza". TVN Warszawa (in Polish). 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Śmierć żołnierza rannego na granicy. Szpital oburzony insynuacjami". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Śmierć żołnierza na granicy. Są wyniki sekcji zwłok. Pośmiertny awans Mateusza Sitka". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "Śmierć polskiego żołnierza. Jest przyczyna zgonu". Business Insider Polska (in Polish). 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Poruszające sceny przed szpitalem na Szaserów. Tak ludzie oddają hołd zmarłemu żołnierzowi". Fakt (in Polish). 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Uroczystości pogrzebowe zamordowanego na granicy żołnierza Mateusza Sitka". Fakt (in Polish). 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b ""Tu spoczywa żołnierz polski, obrońca Ojczyzny". Syreny zawyły w całym kraju". TVN Warszawa (in Polish). 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b Kielar, Adam (2024-06-12). "Pogrzeb Mateusza Sitka. Żołnierz został śmiertelnie raniony przez migranta - ZDJĘCIA". Portal I.pl (in Polish).