Serhiy and Iryna had been together for 16 years. They started dating after his return from the military service. They got married, then had a daughter Anna. The father loved to play with her, encouraged her love of sports. The daughter chose karate and basketball. The favourite family rest was vacationing at the seaside.
Their everyday life was destroyed by the war.
Serhiy was mobilized and sent to Donbas, east Ukraine. In the staff of 93rd Brigade passed through the hot spots on the map of Russia-Ukraine conflict: the terror of Ilovaisk encirclement, then he was near Donetsk Airport. When he had a leave, his dear ones embraced him with love and care. During his last rotation, he shared his bad forefeeling.
On the night of January 18-19, 2015, the house where Serhiy was sleeping after the watch was shelled with GRADs. Now the friends, who he always had a plenty of, and especially brothers-in-arms, often come visit his family to pay the tribute to the hero.