Mykola A. Kutsenko (Haharin)

Junior Sergeant Mykola Kutsenko (call sign Gagarin) was killed on February 22, 2024 near the village of Terní in the Donetsk region. While performing his duties, the defender received fatal injuries during an enemy mortar and artillery bombardment. The warrior was 44 years old. Mykola was born in the village of Varvarivka, Kharkiv region. He lived in Kharkiv. He graduated from the Kharkiv Vocational Lyceum of Communications. In civilian life, he was engaged in interior repairs and the manufacture of wooden building structures. He was interested in architecture and design. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, the man voluntarily defended the Motherland. Initially, he was in the Territorial Defense Forces of the Kharkiv region. After training, he joined the ranks of the motorized infantry battalion of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodny Yar". He held the position of senior rifleman. He went through the hottest spots of the Donetsk region, holding the defense in Klishchíivka and Bakhmut. He was wounded twice. During his service, he was awarded the insignia of the command of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodny Yar" of the II degree. "Our family has lost a loving and caring son, father, husband, kindred soul, and Ukraine has lost a courageous, brave, unbreakable, hardened fighter, a sincere patriot, faithful to his Motherland, who never left in trouble, for whom there were no obstacles. For any matter or challenge of fate, he always had a solution. The best are leaving, who do not hide behind others. Thanks to them, the brave and courageous Ukrainians, we have the opportunity to continue living on our land. Glory to the Hero!" - said the late Nadiya Savchuk, the sister of the deceased. The military was buried in the Alley of Glory of the cemetery in Kharkiv. Mykola is survived by his mother, sisters, brother, wife and two sons, who were 11 and 7 years old at the time of their father's death.