Eskender I. Nimetullaiev (Yanhol)

Senior soldier Yeskender Nimetullaev (call sign Angel) was killed on February 4, 2023 near the village of Shepelіvka in the Luhansk region. The warrior received mortal wounds during enemy artillery shelling. The defender was 20 years old. Yeskender was born in the village of Novooleксiivka, Kherson region. He studied at the local school No. 1. In 2020, he graduated from the Kherson State Maritime Academy's professional maritime lyceum. That same year, he was drafted into the National Guard of Ukraine for military service. He served in the Luhansk region. In September 2022, he enrolled in the correspondence department of the Kyiv State University of Trade and Economics. In his free time, he was engaged in sports. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, the guy fought for Ukraine in the ranks of the 15th separate Sloviansk regiment. In May 2022, by order of the commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, the fighter was awarded the badge "For Valiant Service". "My son always went ahead, because he was the commander of his unit (not on paper). The battalion commander himself gave him this position and gave him a commander's watch. Yeskender said he would go to the end with his comrades-in-arms! To Victory. Although he could have not gone to the zero positions, but he himself chose this path. He took part in the liberation of Lyman, Dibrova, Ozerne and many other settlements... He also loved children very much. During his vacation, he would go to the supermarket, buy a lot of "Kinder Surprises" and distribute them to the children at the exit. He was very kind and generous," the mother of the fallen soldier said. "Yeskender always had a strong sense of responsibility, he was valued and respected by his commanders and comrades," added Refat Chubarov, head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people. The hero was buried in the Muslim section of the cemetery in the village of Chayky, Kyiv region. Yeskender is survived by his father Ismail, mother Anife, brother Ayder, sister Shevkhie, friends and comrades-in-arms. Senior soldier Yeskender Nimetullaev was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, 3rd degree.