Vladyslav V. Kramarenko (Kram)

Senior Lieutenant Vladislav Kramarenko (call sign Kram) was killed on March 31, 2022, in Mariupol, Donetsk region. During one of the battles for the city, he was wounded and subsequently stayed at the Azovstal plant. The officer was supposed to be evacuated to the city of Dnipro. When the defender was already in the helicopter, the occupiers shot down the aircraft with a missile. On February 23, the warrior turned 26 years old. Vladislav was born and raised in Kharkiv. He studied at school there and decided to become a military man. In 2017, he graduated from the National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine, received the rank of officer, and was assigned to serve in Mariupol. The officer served in the 12th Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine (military unit 3057). He was a unit commander and, along with his subordinates, participated in the ATO / JFO. With the onset of the full-scale invasion of Russian occupiers, he defended Mariupol. "He was a very positive person, there was always something to talk about; we were on the same wavelength. I only hear good words about him from his subordinates in the unit," said the deceased's girlfriend Alina Berezhna. In October 2023, after receiving the results of the DNA examination, the warrior was buried at the Glory Alley of Cemetery No. 18 in Kharkiv. Vladislav is survived by his mother, brother, beloved, relatives, friends, and comrades. Posthumously, the officer was awarded the Order of Courage III degree.