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Oleh I. Babkevych

7 November 1974 – 23 August 2014
Kirovohrad region – Donetsk region
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Senior PrivateSenior Private
Order "For Courage" 3rd Class (posthumously)Order "For Courage" 3rd Class (posthumously)

    • Biography

      Called up for mobilization. In Oleg's unit, he is remembered as an initiative and hardworking person, resourceful and decent — he embodied all the virtues of a true Ukrainian. "He had golden hands, he was always there when there was a need to fix or craft something. And when they were digging trenches and setting up positions, he was simply irreplaceable — one was worth five fighters. His parents taught him to work from a young age, and at home, he held the entire household together…"

    • Military service

      Senior Private, Rifleman
      19th public order protection regiment
      Killed in action on August 23, 2014, in a battle near the village of Lysychne in the Amvrosiivskyi district of Donetsk region. That day, around 10:00, soldiers of the National Guard, who were on duty at a checkpoint near the village of Lysychne, 8 km from the Ukrainian-Russian border, noticed a column of two armored personnel carriers and trucks "KAMAZ," "Ural," and "Gazelle" moving from the territory of the Russian Federation. Some of the attackers wore green ribbons with the inscription "Chechnya" on their headgear. Despite the numerical superiority of the militants, the guards engaged in battle and destroyed at least 3 trucks with personnel and ammunition, capturing trophies and four prisoners.

    • Burial place

      Cemetery of the Oleksandrivka village (Oleksandrivska TC, Voznesenskyi district, Mykolaiv region)

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