Andrii L. Koniaiev (Dzhons)

29-year-old "Azov" member Andriy Konyaev (call sign Jones) was killed on the night of July 29, 2022 as a result of a terrorist attack in the temporarily occupied village of Olenivka in Donetsk region. The fighter was in captivity after leaving "Azovstal". Andriy was born in the city of Fastiv, Kyiv region. He graduated from school No. 10 there and a vocational school. In 2014, he volunteered for the front. He was in the volunteer unit "Kyivshchyna", then fought in the ranks of the Azov regiment in the ATO in Donetsk region, participated in the battles for Mariupol. He was interested in history. He always said that he would never remain aloof when his country suffers from enemies. He devoted a lot of time to sports and reading books. Later he studied at the Bila Tserkva Agrarian University. A year before the full-scale invasion, Andriy moved to Mariupol with his beloved. There he met the great war. He was a sniper of the 2nd category. Jones defended the city and the Azovstal plant. He went through hellish battles and managed to survive. However, the occupiers killed him in captivity along with about 50 of his comrades-in-arms, when they staged a terrorist attack in the Olenivka colony. "This is a hero who will never be replaced. We will have to remember him longer than we knew each other," said the deceased's fiancée Oksana. During the exchange, Jones' body was returned to Ukraine. They said goodbye to him on May 23, 2023. The hero was buried in the Alley of Glory of the International Cemetery in Fastiv. Andriy left behind his parents, brother, daughter and fiancée.