Maksym O. Melnichenko (Lys)

Sergeant Maksym Melnichenko (call sign Fox) died on June 8, 2022, near the settlement of Roty in the Donetsk region. While performing his duties, he sustained fatal injuries during enemy shelling. The warrior was forever 27 years old. Maksym was born in the village of Krasnopilka, Vinnytsia region. He obtained the profession of a cook at vocational school No. 14 in the settlement of Voronovytsia, but did not work in this profession. After getting married, he moved to the city of Bucha in the Kyiv region. In civilian life, he worked as a security guard. In his free time, he loved fishing, making wooden products, and cooking for his family. In 2015-2018, he defended his homeland and served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He participated in the ATO/JFO in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, in particular, he fought for Popasna, Shchastia, and the Svitlodarsk arc. When the full-scale war began, Maksym returned to the ranks without hesitation. He fought in the ranks of the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Kostiantyn Ostrozkyi. He was a sapper in the engineering and sapper platoon of the motorized infantry battalion. "I am proud of my husband. He was a good and loving father," said the wife of the fallen Svitlana. The defender was buried in the Alley of Heroes of the cemetery in Bucha. At home, the warrior was awaited by his wife Svitlana, sons Kostiantyn and Artem, as well as other relatives and friends. On March 1, 2024, a memorial plaque in his honor was installed on the facade of the house in Bucha where Maksym lived with his family.