Oleksii V. Shevchenko

Born on February 12, 1988, in the village of Levkiv, Zhytomyr district, Zhytomyr region. In 2004, he graduated from the general education school of the village of Levkiv, then from the Zhytomyr National Agroecological University with a specialty in "Junior Specialist - Lawyer," and in 2011 - from the National Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise (since 2013 - the National Law University named after Yaroslav the Wise - Kharkiv). He served his mandatory military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since 2011, he served in the special unit of the judicial police "Gryphon" under the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. In November 2013, the unit in which Oleksiy Shevchenko served received an order to participate in the forceful dispersal of a peaceful demonstration in the city of Kyiv. Oleksiy refused to participate in this operation, and in December 2013, he submitted a report for dismissal. Since February 26, 2014, he served under contract as a driver, then as a reconnaissance machine gunner in the reconnaissance platoon of the reconnaissance company of the 95th Separate Airborne Brigade of the High Mobility Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A0281, city of Zhytomyr). Since April 23, 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On June 19, 2014, from 5:30 PM to 12:30 AM on June 20, 2014, the battalion tactical group, during the anti-terrorist operation, conducted a sweep and blockade of the town of Yampl (Krasnolymansky district of Donetsk region) from militants. During the fighting on June 20, 2014, Senior Soldier Oleksiy Shevchenko was killed. He was buried on June 23, 2014, in the cemetery of the village of Levkiv, Zhytomyr district, Zhytomyr region.