Oleh Yu. Diachenko (Taison)

Soldier Oleh Diachenko (call sign Tyson) was killed on June 16, 2024, while performing a combat mission near the village of Pisky-Radkivski in the Kharkiv region. The defender was forever 31 years old. Oleh was born in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region. In childhood, he moved with his family to the Kirovohrad region. There he studied at the Hannivska school. In peaceful life, he worked at the Northern Mining and Processing Plant, later he was a security guard at the Pyatykhatska agricultural firm. Since 2017, he has held the position of excavator driver's assistant at the Artemivskyi quarry. In his free time, he loved to fish. He was passionate about music. In July 2023, the man joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade. He held the position of machine gunner. "He loved life, loved the country and fought for its freedom and liberty until his last breath. He was a good, cheerful, friendly, welcoming and hardworking young man, loving, caring and reliable. He was always in a hurry to help," said the deceased's mother-in-law, Tetiana Besarab. The defender was buried in the Alley of Glory of the cemetery in the village of Volodymyrivka, Kirovohrad region. Oleh is survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, other relatives, friends and comrades-in-arms.