Nazar O. Dudenko (Guffi)

Junior Sergeant Nazar Dudenko (call sign Guffi) was killed on June 7, 2023, while repelling an enemy assault in the area of the village of Pervomaiske in the Donetsk region. The warrior did not live to see his 24th birthday by a month. Nazar was born in the city of Kodima, Odesa region. After finishing school, he went to Lviv to study as a hairdresser. He worked as a DJ in the youth camp "Line of Detachment". He was interested in computer games and loved sports. In 2019, he decided to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine under a contract. He served in the 9th battalion of the 59th separate motorized infantry brigade named after Yakov Handziuk. He was the deputy commander of the combat vehicle - gunner-operator. He carried out combat missions in the area of the Joint Forces Operation, participated in battles on the Svitlodarsk Arch. During the full-scale invasion, Nazar, together with his comrades-in-arms, defended the Mykolaiv, Kherson and Donetsk regions. "Nazar became an example for all of us. He always went to the end, never gave up and never lost heart. Everyone will remember him as a strong, courageous, faithful, sincere and kind man," said the wife of the fallen soldier, Yulia. The warrior was buried in the village of Shershentsi, Odesa region. At home, his wife and son, born in 2021, were waiting for him.