Oleksandr A. Shelepaiev

Born on February 23, 1991, in the city of Tokmak, Zaporizhia region. Graduated from general education school No. 6 in Tokmak, and in 2010 - from the Melitopol Professional Agricultural Lyceum (now - the Multifunctional Center for Vocational and Technical Education) in the city of Melitopol, Tokmak district. From April 18, 2011, he served under contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. From April to June 2011 - a cadet of the training company (training, retraining, and advanced training of contract servicemen of the initial level), from June 2011 to February 2013 - senior driver of the automotive section of the supply platoon of the support company (training center), from February 2013 - instructor of the training platoon of the 2nd training company (training, retraining, and advanced training of contract servicemen of the initial level) of the 718th separate training automotive battalion of the 169th training Guards Zvenyhorodskyi Red Banner and Suvorov Orders Center of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A3838, urban-type settlement Desna, Kozelets district, Chernihiv region). From August 29, 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. He served as a driver of the automotive section of the material support platoon of the company tactical group of the 169th training center. On August 31, 2014, Sergeant Shelepaev was killed as a result of intense shelling during combat duty at a checkpoint in the area of the city of Debaltseve, Donetsk region. Along with him, Captain Bondarenko, Senior Sergeant Savchenko, and Senior Sergeant Titok were killed. On September 3, 2014, he was buried in the cemetery of the village of Chapayevka (since 2016 - Blagodatne), Tokmak district, Zaporizhia region. On April 16, 2015, in the city of Melitopol, Tokmak district, a memorial plaque was unveiled on the facade of the building of the Melitopol Professional Agricultural Lyceum (Centralna Street, 1), where Oleksandr Shelepaev studied. On December 6, 2017, a Memorial to fallen servicemen of the 169th training center, including the name of Oleksandr Shelepaev, was opened on the territory of the military unit in the urban-type settlement Desna, Kozelets district.