Alexander “Maly” Barabash is a fan of the football club “Alexandria”, a representative of the team “SA07”.

Alexander Pavlovich Barabash was born on April 20, 2001 in the village of Olimpiadivka (Kirovohrad region). He studied at the Novostarodub Lyceum, graduated from the Alexandria Agrarian Technical School, after which he continued his studies at the Belotserkov National Agrarian University. As a child, his main hobbies were football and fishing.

At the age of 19, Alexander came to the fan sector of “Alexandria”. He was an active member of the team “SA07”, participated in the agreed fights with fans of other clubs. According to the memories of teammates, Alexander did not have time to fully realize himself in the movement, but he defended the country with the team's chevron on his shoulder.

In civilian life, Alexander worked at a bakery in Oleksandriia and an agricultural enterprise in Novyi Starodub.

He and his wife Yana raised three children, for whom Alexander was the best father, support and reliable rear. He dreamed of teaching his sons football and taking up an apiary with them, and his daughter was his living treasure.

Alexander defended the country at the very beginning of 2022. He signed a contract with the 57th Army, and in just two weeks a full-scale war began. Served as a senior mechanic-driver of a tank platoon combat vehicle. The brothers recall that during the execution of numerous combat missions, his car was repeatedly hit. But each time it was possible to return, having completed the task.

Alexander Barabash died on May 15, 2024 while performing a combat mission near Volchansk (Kharkiv region). He has since been presumed missing. Farewell took place in February 2025, buried in his native Olympiadivka.

Eternal glory to the Hero!

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