Oleksandr L. Kolodiazhnyi (Kol)

Mobilized in July 2014 as a volunteer. He participated in battles, defending Shyrokyne, Slavne, Pisky, and Donetsk Airport (in the fall of 2014, he entered the battle positions at the Donetsk Airport twice). He was one of the brave men who raised the flag over the old terminal of Donetsk Airport. He was also among the first fighters who took control of the Avdiivka industrial zone. During the war, he was wounded three times, but returned to the ranks; the fourth wound proved fatal. He was one of the best scouts. Artist Marina Sochenko immortalized the image of the scout in her painting: "I dedicate my painting to the bright memory of scout Oleksandr Kolodyazhny. This man deserves a monument, a novel to be written about him, but even that would not be enough. What boundless greatness of the human spirit stands behind this, something that does not die. This is not life, but existence. As best I could, I told his story. Eternal Glory to the Hero!".