Eduard Vahorovskyi was born on 26 February 1965, in the city of Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast.

After completing his studies, he spent a year in the Orenburg Oblast, where he served in a training regiment.

At the age of 38, he retired from active duty with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

[1] On 24 February 2022, he sacrificed his life while leading the Ukrainian military aviation away from a missile strike, allowing others to take to the skies.

[4] He was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star (28 February 2022) "for his personal courage and heroism demonstrated in the defense of Ukraine's state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and his loyalty to the military oath.