Oleksandr V. Sivko

Born on May 7, 1998, in the urban-type settlement of Piskivka, Borodyanka district, Kyiv region. Graduated from Teteriv Secondary School named after Nina Sosnina in the urban-type settlement of Piskivka, Borodyanka district, in 2016 - Kyiv Professional Lyceum of Construction and Municipal Economy, obtaining the profession of "Electrician for secondary circuits - electrician for the repair of electrical equipment in road transport." On May 29, 2017, he was called up for military service under contract by the Borodyanka District Military Commissariat of Kyiv region to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He underwent training at the 169th Training Center of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A0665, urban-type settlement of Desna, Kozelets district, Chernihiv region). He served as a gunner of the 1st airborne assault squad of the 3rd airborne assault platoon of the 1st airborne assault company of the 1st airborne assault battalion of the 95th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A0281, city of Zhytomyr). Since October 2017, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On February 25, 2018, soldier Sivko was killed by a sniper's bullet near the "Butivka-Donetsk" mine in the area of the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk region. On February 27, 2018, he was buried in the cemetery of the urban-type settlement of Piskivka, Borodyanka district. On May 7, 2018, a memorial plaque was unveiled in the urban-type settlement of Piskivka, Borodyanka district, on the facade of the Teteriv Secondary School named after Nina Sosnina (Shkilna Street, 33), where Oleksandr Sivko studied.