Oleksandr Yu. Hetman

Senior Sergeant Oleksandr Hetman was killed on March 4, 2022 near the village of Novokarasnyanка in the Luhansk region. During the performance of a combat mission, he received fatal shrapnel wounds. The warrior is now forever 25 years old. Oleksandr was born in the village of Horodyshche in the Luhansk region, graduated from the local school. He mastered the profession of an electric gas welder at the Kharkiv Center for Vocational Education No. 3. He worked in his specialty in the mechanical workshop of Slobozhanska Industrial Company LLC in Kharkiv. In his free time, he loved to fish. The man defended the independence of Ukraine since the times of the ATO, so with the start of the full-scale war, he took up arms again. He held the position of a dosimetrist of the 2nd category in the ranks of the 3rd (Luhansk) border detachment named after the Hero of Ukraine, Colonel Yevhen Pikus. During his service, Oleksandr was awarded the insignia of the President of Ukraine "For Participation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation" and the medal of a participant in combat operations. "He had a very good and cheerful character. In school days, he always received thanks for active participation in the life of the school. He had a lot of friends who will always love and remember him. He was the soul of the company. He tried to help those in need. And most importantly - for our family, Sasha was the best son and brother!" - said his mother Tetyana. The defender was buried in the Alley of Glory of cemetery No. 18 in Kharkiv. He is survived by his parents and younger sister. The warrior was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage of the III degree and the Cross of the Hero.

Hetman Oleksandr Yuriyovych was born on January 24, 1997, in the village of Horodyshche, Bilovodsk district, Luhansk region. In November 2018, Senior Sergeant Oleksandr Hetman took an oath of loyalty to the people of Ukraine. He served in the border service units of the 3rd border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine: "Bilovodsk" and "Krasna Talivka." As a member of a consolidated group of border guards, he participated in combat operations in Luhansk region. On March 5, 2022, the consolidated group, while carrying out a combat mission in the area of the village of Novokrasnianka in the Kreminna district of Luhansk region, detected the movement of an enemy column. The border guards advanced to the railway bridge to hold the defense. When enemy infantry approached the positions of the defense forces, the consolidated group opened concentrated fire and forced the aggressor to retreat. After an unsuccessful attempt to encircle the border units, suffering losses, Russian troops changed their tactics and resorted to distant shelling. The enemy did not cease attempts to advance. Oleksandr Hetman provided cover for the actions of the border unit with small arms fire, selflessly holding back the advance of Russian troops. Finding himself at the epicenter of the battle, Senior Sergeant Oleksandr Hetman died a heroic death. For his personal bravery, selfless actions displayed in defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and loyalty to the military oath, Senior Sergeant Oleksandr Yuriyovych Hetman was posthumously awarded the Order of "For Courage" III degree.