Vladyslav V. Zakharenko

Soldier Vladislav Zakharenko (call sign Zakhar, Mozart) died on September 23, 2022 during the liberation of Izyum in the Kharkiv region. The warrior remained forever 26 years old. Vladislav was born in the village of Mirolyubivka, Dnipropetrovsk region. In 2017, he graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk Professional Art and Art College of Culture. For some time he worked as a puppeteer in the theater of Kryvyi Rih. Then he received a summons and went to serve in the ranks of the National Guard of Ukraine. After 1.5 years, he returned from the army and after that he did not want to work in his specialty. In his free time, he loved to play the guitar, sang beautifully, and had a talent for it. During the full-scale war, the man received a summons and went to serve again in July. He ended up in the ranks of the 25th separate airborne Sich brigade of the airborne assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He held the position of rifleman - grenade launcher assistant. "He was a very good person. When he studied at the college, he dreamed of acting in movies. But after the army, these dreams receded into the background..." - said the father of the fallen. Vladislav was buried in his native village.He is survived by his parents Viktor Mykhailovych and Larysa Oleksiivna, two brothers, and a sister. The paratrooper was posthumously awarded the medal "Defender of the Fatherland". After Vladislav's death, a film about him was shot at his native college and a stand was installed in memory of the warrior.