[4][5] Yuriy Prylypko opposed the allocation of land to ATO veterans, which caused a conflict with them.
[6] 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.
[1] Prylypko was shot and killed by occupying Russian soldiers on 7 March, along with several other volunteers, while delivering food and medicine in the city.
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.
[10][11] 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.