Oleksandr P. Safronenko

Military serviceman Oleksandr Safonenko died on August 6, 2022, at the Dnipro city hospital from severe injuries sustained while performing a combat mission. On July 28, near the village of Nievelske in the Donetsk region, during an enemy shelling, the fighter received burns to 75% of his body. The defender was 34 years old. Oleksandr was born in the village of Nova Praga, Kirovohrad region. He stuwas killed in action at the Novopragsky educational complex No. 1. In 2009, he graduated from the Oleksandriyske vocational school No. 17 and received the profession of a universal machine operator. Before the war, he worked at the Triera-Bud-Trans LLC. He loved nature, fishing, and animals very much. At home, he was engaged in repairs himself. He lived with his wife in the city of Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad region. During the full-scale war, Oleksandr became a fighter of the 56th separate motorized infantry Mariupol brigade. He held the position of senior gunner of the artillery platoon. "My husband was a man with a kind heart and soul. We dreamed of children. We didn't have our own, we planned to adopt, but the damned war ruined our dreams, my life was divided into 'before' and 'after'... A few lines are not enough to write everything about him. He was an optimist, a good, fair person, he helped everyone in any situation. There was nothing he couldn't do, he had golden hands. He was the support and meaning of my life. He dreamed of going to the Carpathians, climbing Mount Hoverla, skiing. And there were many more plans for life. Even in the intensive care unit, he whispered that when he recovered, he would definitely fulfill all our dreams," said the deceased's wife Natalia. The defender was buried at the Verbivka cemetery in Oleksandriia. Oleksandr left behind his mother, sister, and wife.