Oleksandr A. Viazovyk

Olexandr Anatoliyovych Vyazovyk was born on June 28, 1979, in the city of Semenivka, Chernihiv region. In 1999, he graduated from the Oster Construction College. In 2016-2017, Olexandr, as part of the 3rd Border Guard Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, carried out tasks in the area of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO), specifically ensuring law and order at the state border, repelling armed attacks on facilities guarded by servicemen, and liberating infrastructure facilities if they were captured. During his military service in the area of the 105th Border Guard Detachment in the Chernihiv region, he repeatedly participated in the search and detention of violators who attempted to cross the line of demarcation, confiscating smuggled goods, weapons, and ammunition. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, Senior Master Sergeant Olexandr Vyazovyk has repeatedly led an aerial reconnaissance group, gathering and transmitting necessary information that enabled the elimination of sabotage and reconnaissance groups and prevented enemy breakthroughs. He effectively organized and conducted the exchange of operational information with district police inspectors, employees of other law enforcement agencies, and officials of local self-government bodies. On October 9, 2022, during aerial reconnaissance and verification of the state border line near the village of Tykhonovychy in the Chernihiv region, Senior Master Sergeant Olexandr Vyazovyk was blown up by an enemy tripwire mine and died at the scene from his injuries. For personal bravery and selfless actions demonstrated in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as loyalty to his military oath, Senior Master Sergeant Olexandr Anatoliyovych Vyazovyk was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage of the III degree.