Alexey “Fritz” Nazarchuk is a fan of the football club “Zirka” (Kropyvnytskyi), a representative of the team “Howl Volcano Firm”.

Alexey Igorovich Nazarchuk was born on March 30, 1997 in the village of Pischanyi Brid (Kirovohrad region). At the age of 8, he first moved with his family to the city. Assistant, and later - to Kropyvnytskyi. He studied at school No. 26, after - in vocational school No. 12 m. Znamyanka in the specialty “assistant driver of a diesel locomotive”. As a child, he was fond of football. I liked guns and everything related to guns. In his youth he was engaged in taekwondo and airball.

Alexey joined the HVF team in 2018. Before that, he began his fan journey in another team, but later was gladly accepted by the yellow-green sector. According to the memories of his teammates, Alexey with great pleasure came to the match and gave himself to the support of the club absolutely. His adventurous and piratical mink flowed very organically into the work of the team and he felt like a fish in water.

I was excited about general training, from the opportunity to play well and improve my skills. Absolutely calmly we can say that “Fritz” was a real brater and flibuster who enjoyed any adventures, being a Volcano in his soul and in life.

In 2015, he passed military service in the ranks of the Armed Forces. He served in the 2nd Presidential Regiment. After the service, he worked in the construction company “Olis-Group”, then - the chief cheese maker in the cheese factory “Forest Goat”.

He was a purposeful person with an active life position. In addition to participating in the football movement, Oleksiy was the head of the Kropyvnytskyi branch of the All-Ukrainian NGO “Sokil”. He conducted schools and patriotic education for the youth of Kropyvnytskyi. Loved my city. Friends from the sector say that Alexei's political and social activities were perfectly combined with his fan life.

Relatives recall that “Fritz” from his youth prepared and became a warrior. At the same time, he had a good heart, was ready to step in even for an unfamiliar person. What to say about loved ones. He was seriously interested in Ukrainian and ancient history, Scandinavian traditions. He paid special attention to the history of UPA and Kholodny Yar.

At the time of the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Alexey worked and lived in Poland, but already on February 26 he returned home, soon joining the battalion “Carpathian Sich”, as part of which he participated in the liberation of Kyiv and Kharkiv region. He was awarded the award of the Mayor of Kyiv “For Contributing to the Defense of Kyiv”.

Subsequently, he joined the 5th OSHBR of the Armed Forces, defended the Donetsk region. Served as the commander of the division of the robotic platforms platoon of the fire support company. In August 2023, he was injured and returned to health again.

Alexey Nazarchuk died on October 9, 2024 while performing a combat mission near Chasovy Yar (Donetsk region). The attack of an enemy drone ended his life, along with three brothers.

On May 18, 2025, a relief was installed in Kholodny Yar, the story of which inspired Alexei during his lifetime. Now he is awarded to be in the ranks of the best. His ashes were scattered in the same place, over the Cold Yar.

Eternal glory to the Hero!

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