Alexander “Boryan” Klepikov is a fan of the football club “Tavria” (Simferopol), a representative of the teams “Tavrida Boys” (Simferopol) and “Buzkiy Gard” (Nikolaev).

Alexander Sergeevich Klepikov was born on May 10, 1993 in the city of Simferopol. He studied at the local school No. 23, and after graduation he continued his studies at the technical school of information technology. The main childhood and youth hobbies were sports, especially football, during the game of which he received his future nickname “Boryan”. He also loved to travel around his native land, studying history. Meetings, hikes, trips - this is how you can characterize childhood and youth. He loved animals very much, all his life he helped the homeless.

He first came to the fan sector of Tavria in 2007. At the same time, he went on his first trip, of which there were more than 60. Active support of the team under any conditions and participation in the life of the football movement made Oleksandr known among the fan community far beyond the borders of his hometown. Throughout his life in Crimea, he was an active participant in pro-Ukrainian movements and various actions aimed at fighting against the “Russian bloc” and other pro-Russian organizations of the peninsula. In 2013, when the Revolution of Dignity began, he was already one of the leaders of the movement and actively promoted the signing of a “fan truce”. The main generator of education of young stock, who mostly moved to mainland Ukraine.

An active participant in the Crimean opposition of 2013-14, as well as revolutionary events on the Maidan. Subsequently, he participated in actions in front of the military unit in Simferopol and in Sevastopol. In those days, Simferopol fans and patriotic locals tried to resist the absorption of the peninsula by the enemy. But at that time, the pro-Ukrainian underground had no chance and the Klepikov family was forced to leave for mainland Ukraine.

In the same 2014, he joined the first composition of the battalion “Azov”, with which he participated in the operations to liberate Mariupol, the first and second operations in Shirokino, the settlements of Maryinka and Novy Svit. In 2014-18, a soldier of the 1st Separate Marine Battalion (Feodosia). Participant in all exercises and events of the Navy. Deputy platoon commander. Participant in the battles in the East, later became a sergeant of the GUR MO. Master skydiver, has more than 80 jumps with different parachute systems.

In parallel with the military service, “Boryan” did not forget about his sports and football hobbies. He became a participant in all the high-profile international victories of the “Buzka Guard”, thanks to which the team became widely known on the continent. Being a player and a big fan of rugby, together with the fans of Nikolaev he played for the local rugby club “Ship”. In 2021, he graduated from the Black Sea National University named after him. Peter Mogila with a specialization in History and Archaeology. He was a judge of the International Pistol Shooting Association and often judged competitions of power structures, having the authority and respect for professionalism.

Understanding the inevitability of the Great War, at the beginning of 2022, together with friends and brothers, he dealt with the issue of defense of Nikolaev. When the full-scale invasion began, he defended the city, organized the work of engineering structures. Together with Troo units, he participated in battles and sabotage actions in the region. In March, he arrived in Kiev to defend the capital, where he took part in basic and sabotage actions in the rear of the enemy. The fighter of the 10th detachment of the GUR MO took part in the tasks of evacuation of the wounded from the surrounded “Azovstal”.

On April 5, 2022, at 05:20 the board of the PSS MI8 with 4 officers of GUR MO on board, flew to search and help the helicopter pinned down in front of it. On the way to the site, he was also beaten in the right side. Alexander Klepikov died between the villages of Mezhyrich and Novoselivka (Gulyaypolsky district). He was buried in the Forest Cemetery in Kiev.