Yevhenii I. Kolchuzhnyi (Tserber)

Soldier Yevhen Kolchuzhnyi (call sign Cerberus) died on August 9, 2023, in the village of Staromaiorsʹke in the Donetsk region as a result of a direct hit by a guided aerial bomb. The defender was 22 years old. Yevhen was born in the city of Dnipro. He was the only son of his parents. From childhood, he was involved in football. This sport was not just a hobby for the young man, but the meaning of his life. He studied at the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, majoring in Ecology. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, he sought to defend Ukraine, so on March 16, 2022, he joined the military ranks. He joined the 230th battalion of the 128th separate brigade of the territorial defense. He held the position of operator of the 2nd anti-tank section of the anti-tank platoon of the fire support company. Together with his comrades-in-arms, he defended Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Berdyansk and Donetsk directions. He received the "War Veteran" badge. "Yevhen was the best person I've ever met. Fair, courageous, kind and sincere. He was always the first to come to the aid of his loved ones, always smiled, joked and lifted everyone's spirits. He loved animals, especially his dog Teddy. He dreamed of starting a family and made plans for the future. He believed in victory until his last breath and was proud to be in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," said the warrior's fiancée, Amina Shynkarenko. Yevhen was buried at the Krasnopilsky cemetery in Dnipro. The warrior is survived by his father Ivan, mother Olha, and fiancée Amina.