Oleksandr V. Naumets (Sambist)

Alexander Naumets (call sign Sambist), a sailor, was killed on August 21, 2023 near the settlement of Urozhaine in the Donetsk region. While carrying out a combat mission, he received fatal shrapnel wounds during enemy artillery shelling. The defender was 30 years old. Alexander was born in the village of Nova Obodivka, Vinnytsia region. He graduated from Trostyanets Secondary School. He was involved in sports throughout his life. He worked as the head of the security service and was also a judo coach for children and adults. He lived with his family in the village of Burilove, Mykolaiv region. During the full-scale Russian invasion, the man went to the front to protect his loved ones and the country from the enemy. He served in the ranks of the 37th Separate Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy. He held the position of senior driver of the grenade launcher platoon of the fire support company in the 505th battalion. "Alexander was a true warrior, very strong in spirit. He always went forward. Although he had the position of a driver, he always went with his comrades-in-arms on assaults. He carried out not one wounded person, who after his death wrote to me and told me that thanks to him they remained alive," shared the wife of the fallen. The marine was buried in the village of Burilove, Mykolaiv region. At home, his wife Lesya and sons Kyrylo and Denys were waiting for the defender. The street where Alexander Naumets lived was renamed in his honor.