Oleksandr Yushchenko, Chief Sergeant of the 13th Rapid Reaction Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU), has been killed in a combat mission near the village of Dolynske (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast).
Oleksandr Yushchenko, Chief Sergeant of the 13th Rapid Reaction Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU), has been killed in a combat mission near the village of Dolynske (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast).
“Chief Sergeant Oleksandr Mykhailovych Yushchenko was killed on 23 April 2024 while performing a combat mission to protect the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine near the village of Dolynske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.”
The funeral service will be held on Friday, 26 April, at 11 o’clock at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral in Lutsk.
The brigade said Oleksandr Yushchenko began his military career in 2005, training as a tank driver, and became a section leader within a year.
He returned to the military in 2014. As a member of Special Group Omega, he took part in combat operations in Ukraine’s east. He was awarded a presentation pistol and the Order for Courage, third class.
In 2015, Oleksandr co-founded the 4th Rapid Reaction “Rubizh” Brigade of the NGU.
He became the commander of the NGU’s 25th Separate Brigade of Public Order Protection in 2018.
