Oleksii A. Vovchenko (Botsman)

Born on March 16, 1976, in the village of Dybyntsi, Bohuslavskyi district, Kyiv region. Graduated from the general education school in the village of Dybyntsi. Mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Served as a driver for the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A1789, city of Vasylkiv, Kyiv region). As part of the combined unit of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Wild Duck," he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On April 13, 2015, around 9:00 AM, during another shelling of Ukrainian positions at the checkpoint "Zenith" near the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, a fragment of a 120-millimeter shell hit boxes of ammunition in the dugout where the servicemen were located. As a result of the explosion, 5 fighters from the combined unit of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Wild Duck" were killed, including soldier Oleksiy Vovchenko. The identification of Oleksiy Vovchenko's body was conducted through DNA testing. In August 2015, he was buried in the cemetery of the village of Dybyntsi, Bohuslavskyi district, Kyiv region.