Maksym M. Lemeshko (Lema)

Sergeant Major Maksym Lemeshko (call sign Lema) was killed on January 29, 2023 in battle with the occupiers near the village of Blahodatne in the Donetsk region. The defender received fatal gunshot wounds. The fighter was 35 years old. Maksym was born in Brovary, Kyiv region. In 2009, he graduated from the Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine" with a degree in "Enterprise Economics and Finance". He worked at the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. In 2021, he received a second higher education at the University of Economics and Law "KROK" in the field of "Financial Security". He studied foreign languages and spoke English and Italian. He loved sports and was a good football player. During the full-scale invasion, the man joined the ranks of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine to defend his homeland and loved ones from the enemy. He served in the 7th Border Guard Carpathian Unit. He held the position of a 2nd category border guard inspector, a sniper. "Until the last moment, I believed that my husband was alive and would return to us. But it was not to be. We lost not just a Hero, a defender, for us this is a terrible and most painful loss. He was the best man, there are no more like him. The children loved him very much, our older daughter Liza is taking the loss of her father very hard. But she at least felt his love and care. Our younger daughter Kamila got almost nothing, because when my beloved husband went to defend the Motherland, she was not even two years old. He was not like most. Special, kind soul, smart, very clever, striving for development. He had no bad habits, led a healthy lifestyle. Responsible, cheerful, joyful, loved life very much. He dreamed of traveling. A decent family man. A beloved, loving husband and father of two daughters," said Yulia Lemeshko. The border guard was buried in his native Brovary. At home, Maksym was awaited by his mother, wife and two daughters.