Oleksandr Makhov
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17 April 1986
Oleksandr Makhov | |
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| Олександр Махов | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Makhov 17 April 1986 |
| Died | 4 May 2022 (aged 36) Dovhenke, Kharkiv Oblast |
| Alma mater | East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University |
| Nickname | Журналіст (Zhurnalist) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Branch/service | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Awards | Order for Courage |
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Makhov (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Махов, 17 April 1986 – 4 May 2022) was a Ukrainian serviceman, sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, military journalist, participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Oleksandr Makhov was born on 17 April 1986 in Voroshylovhrad (now Luhansk).[1][2]
He graduated from the East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University with a degree in journalism. He worked for Luhansk Regional Television, the city's IRTA channel,[1] and as a correspondent for Ukraine, Ukraine 24, and Dom TV channels (2021–2022).[3] He covered events from the war zone and hosted the podcast "Viiskkor".[4] In 2017, he had a business trip to Antarctica.[5]
In 2015, he was voluntarily mobilized,[2] served as an anti-aircraft gunner and machine gunner in the 57th Motorized Brigade.[3] He participated in the fighting near Horlivka – in Zaitseve and Maiorsk.[6]
From 20 February to 5 March 2020, he was the only representative of the Ukrainian media in the observation center in Novi Sanzhary, Poltava Oblast, together with the evacuees from Wuhan, China.[1][5]
With the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he went to the front again as part of the 95th Air Assault Brigade.[5] He died on 4 May 2022 while defending the village of Dovhenke, Kharkiv Oblast, as a result of shelling by the Russian occupiers.[4] An enemy fragment hit Oleksandr's lung.[7]
He was buried on 9 May 2022 at the Berkovets Cemetery.[8]
He is survived by his son Vladyslav and his fiancée Anastasiia Blyshchyk, herself a journalist, and a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[3]