Oleksandr V. Vinichuk (Vini)

Paratrooper Oleksandr Vinichuk (call sign Vini) was killed on March 4, 2023, while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Dubovo-Vasylivka in the Donetsk region. The warrior was 32 years old. Oleksandr was born and lived in Kropyvnytskyi. He studied at school No. 12. Then he obtained the profession of an electric locomotive driver at a vocational school. He worked as a specialist at the Ingulska mine. He loved to collect ancient coins and design toy airplanes for children. He devoted a lot of time to his work and his family. During the full-scale Russian invasion, the man fought for Ukraine's independence and its peaceful future in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 77th separate airmobile brigade of the airborne assault troops. He was a senior rifleman-assistant grenadier. "Oleksandr was a kind, caring person, had many friends, always came to everyone's aid, and cared for his loved ones. He was the best husband and father in the world, who cared for his family all his life and was the best friend for everyone. He loved his daughter very much. He will forever remain in our hearts and memory smiling, benevolent, sincere, and full of love. Heroes do not die. Eternal memory to the Hero!" - wrote the wife of the fallen Yulia. The defender was buried in the Alley of Glory of the cemetery in his hometown. Oleksandr is survived by his mother, sisters, brother, wife, and daughter.