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With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in February 2022, Oleksiy voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Together with him, Father Ivan and Brother Andriy joined the army.
Context
Since 2014, after the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Oleksii and his brother Andrii have been engaged in volunteer activities. They helped the Ukrainian military and contributed to meeting the needs of the front.
On December 7, 2022, Oleksiy was killed during a combat mission in Kurakhove, Donetsk region. Until recently, he combined the experience of public activity with military service, and his path from volunteering to participating in hostilities became part of the personal history of the struggle for Ukraine.
What's next
Over the following years, volunteering remained one of Oleksii's ways of participating in supporting the Ukrainian army.
On July 26, 2022, Oleksii's brother Andrii was killed. Despite the grief and his own injury, after treatment, Oleksiy, refusing rehabilitation, returned to the front and continued his military service.
