Anatolii V. Denysov (Dzhoker)

Anatoly Denisov (call sign Joker), a defender of Mariupol, was killed on July 29, 2022, while in captivity, as a result of a Russian terrorist attack in the Olenivka colony. 9 days before this, the warrior turned 47 years old. Anatoly was born in Kharkiv. He graduated from 11 grades of the local school. He served in the military. Then he decided to devote himself to protecting people and joined the police, where he served for 25 years. He loved animals and was an avid fisherman. During the full-scale war, the man joined the ranks of the separate special forces unit of the NGU "Azov". He took part in the defense of Mariupol and "Azovstal". In the spring of 2022, he and his comrades-in-arms were released from captivity on the orders of the leadership. Thus, Anatoly found himself in colony No. 120 in the village of Olenivka, temporarily occupied by the Russians. On the night of July 29, the enemy carried out a terrorist attack, blowing up the barracks where the captured Ukrainian military personnel were sleeping. Later, a list of the dead was published, among which the relatives found Anatoly's surname. "They took away the most precious person from me. My beloved younger brother was a support and support... They took my heart... He was kind and fair," Natalia Makarenko said. After the exchange of bodies, the "Azov" soldier was buried in cemetery No. 18 in his native Kharkiv. His parents, daughter, sister and nephews did not wait for their hero. Posthumously, Senior Soldier Anatoly Denisov was awarded the Order of Courage of the III degree.