Oleksandr Tkachenko (soldier)
Oleksandr Tkachenko | |
|---|---|
| Олександр Ткаченко | |
| Born | Oleksandr Anatoliiovych Tkachenko (1989年03月05日)5 March 1989 Sevastopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 9 November 2023(2023年11月09日) (aged 34) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Other names | Sevas (Севас)[1] [2] |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Awards | Order for Courage |
Oleksandr Anatoliiovych Tkachenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Анатолійович Ткаченко; 5 March 1989 – 9 November 2023) was a Ukrainian soldier. He was a Master sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Biography
[edit ]Oleksandr Tkachenko was born on 5 March 1989 in Sevastopol.[1] [3]
He received a degree in hairdressing. He worked in his specialty and later became a hiking instructor, taking tourists to the Crimean Mountains.[1] [2] [4]
In 2013, he began his service in the Marines. After the occupation of his native Crimea, he moved to Mykolaiv. With the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, he took part in the battles for Mariupol, the villages of Vodiane and Hranitne in Donetsk Oblast.[3] During his vacations, he was an instructor at the Azov Regiment.[2]
In 2017, after the end of his military contract, he moved to Irpin, Kyiv Oblast, with his family. He was engaged in farming.[3]
After the full-scale Russian invasion, he joined the defense of the Irpin city community. He served as the commander of the first assault platoon of the Irpin volunteer company-tactical group, played an important role in the battles at the checkpoints of the Zhyraf shopping center and Karavan-Gala.[1] [3]
After the de-occupation of the Kyiv Oblast, he fought in other parts of the front. He died on 9 November 2023 in Sumy Oblast.[3]
The funeral service for Oleksandr took place on 16 November 2023 near the crematorium of the Baikove Cemetery. On 22 November 2023, the coffin with his ashes was buried on the Alley of Memory of the Defenders of Ukraine at the cemetery in Irpin.[1] [3]
He is survived by his wife and three daughters.[3]
Awards
[edit ]- Order for Courage, 3rd class (9 April 2015)[5]
- Honorary Citizen of Irpin (4 April 2024, posthumously)[6]
- Medal for Merit to the City of Irpin (2022)[3]
- Badges for Military Valor (2017), For Courage (2022)[3]
- Order of the Volunteer (2022)[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e Назар Григоренко (2023年11月19日). "Був як непереможний супергерой. Дружина і побратими поділились спогадами про Олександра Ткаченка". Незламні.City.
- ^ a b c Владислава Присяжнюк, Анастасія Діденко (2023年12月29日). "Очолював штурмовий підрозділ в Ірпені: історія загиблого кримчанина Олександра Ткаченка". Суспільне Новини.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Пам'яті військовослужбовця Олександра Ткаченка (позивний "Сєвас")". Укрінформ. 2023年12月10日.
- ^ Олександр Галух, Борис Корпусенко (2023年12月20日). "Рятував з-під завалів дітей: історія легендарного оборонця Ірпеня "Сєваса"". Вечірній Київ.
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 9 квітня 2015 year No 213/2015 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Ними пишається Ірпінь". Ірпінська міська рада.