Oleksandr O. Domashenko (Domik)

Born on February 28, 1992, in the city of Yahotyn, Kyiv region. Since 2003, after his parents were deprived of parental rights, he was raised in the Yahotyn District Children's Home "Vinok." In 2009, he graduated from the school at the "Vinok" children's home, and in 2010, he graduated from the State Vocational and Technical Educational Institution "Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Center for Vocational and Technical Education" (in the city of Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv region). In 2011-2012, he served in the 26th Artillery Brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A3091, in the city of Berdychiv, Zhytomyr region). In June 2014, he was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 25th Territorial Defense Battalion "Kyiv Rus" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (from November 2014 - 25th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion "Kyiv Rus" of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, from September 2015 - 25th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion "Kyiv Rus" of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - military unit field post V0676). Since 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. He was a participant in the battles for the city of Debaltseve in the Donetsk region. In July 2015, he was demobilized. He returned to the city of Yahotyn. Since November 2015, he served under contract as a grenade launcher in the 25th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion "Kyiv Rus" of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit field post V0676). His call sign was "Domik." He again participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. He was a participant in the battles at the Svitlodarsk Bulge. On July 9, 2016, soldier Domashenko was killed during an artillery shelling of Ukrainian military positions near the village of Troitske in the Popasna district of Luhansk region. Soldier Ruslan Chebotar was killed alongside him. On July 12, 2016, he was buried in the city cemetery of Yahotyn, Kyiv region.