Oleksandr L. Bodakva

Lieutenant Oleksandr Bodakva was killed on January 17, 2023, in battle with the occupiers in the Kupiansk direction of the Kharkiv region. Near the village of Monachynivka, the officer received fatal explosive injuries. A month before this, he turned 44 years old. Oleksandr was born in the city of Hlobyne, Poltava region. He studied at school No. 5 there. Then he graduated from the Kremenchuk Flight College of Civil Aviation. He worked as an operator at the Poltava Regional Energy Efficiency Center. Later, he settled in Dnipro, working in the IT field. In his free time, he loved to fish and walk with his loved ones near the water. He was passionate about football and studied foreign languages. During the full-scale Russian invasion, the man joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 40th separate rifle battalion. He was the commander of the anti-aircraft missile platoon. "We lived in the area of the Dnieper embankment. In our free time, my daughter Anastasia and I went there to relax and catch fish. The favorite recreation spot in Dnipro is the Sich yacht club. When he went to fight, he really loved Kharkiv. For us, he will remain a hero who went to defend the country and wanted a better future for his daughter. Our pain and loss cannot be put into words. He will forever be in our hearts. He will be the guardian angel for his daughter," said the late's ex-wife Natalia. The officer was buried in his hometown in the Poltava region. At home, his mother, wife, and daughter were waiting for him.