Oleksandr V. Kazmirov

Born on November 21, 1996, in the urban-type settlement of Stara Synyava, Starosynyavsky District, Khmelnytskyi Region. In 2009, he graduated from the 6th grade of the general education school in the village of Shcherbani, Starosynyavsky District, and in 2012 - from the 9th grade of the general education school in the village of Zastavtsi, Starosynyavsky District. In 2012-2013, he studied at the Zhmerinka Higher Vocational School (Zhmerinka, Vinnytsia Region) specializing in "Railway Transport" as a "Passenger Car Conductor - Ticket and Baggage Clerk - Cargo and Baggage Acceptance Clerk." Since 2013, he worked in various jobs. From July 13, 2016, he served under contract in the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Daniel of the Operational Command "West" of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A0998, Yavoriv, Lviv Region). He participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On February 17, 2018, at 17:20, soldier Kazmirov sustained a severe head injury as a result of shelling from a SPG-9 grenade launcher by Russian-terrorist groups targeting the positions of Ukrainian troops near the railway station of Maiorsk in the city of Horlivka, Donetsk Region. He was subsequently evacuated to the Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region (military unit A3306, Kharkiv), where he underwent surgery. He was in a coma. On February 26, 2018, at 09:35, soldier Kazmirov died from his injuries without regaining consciousness. On March 1, 2018, he was buried in the cemetery of the village of Sharivka, Yarmolynetsky District, Khmelnytskyi Region.