Sergey “Dzyudyk” Orlenko is a fan of the football club CSKA (Kyiv), a representative of the team “Army Legion”.
Sergey Petrovich Orlenko was born on October 6, 1988 in the city of Kiev. He studied at school No. 253, after which he continued his studies at the State University of Information and Communication Technologies. From an early age he was engaged in martial arts, in particular judo. Thanks to this, he hardened his body and character, and later received a callsign in the fan movement and in the war. He began to work and earn a living on his own from the age of 14.
Sergey came to the CSKA fan movement in the 2007/08 season, having managed to catch the last seasons of the team before its dissolution. He became a participant in large-scale football events at the turn of decades. He had a large number of fights behind him, 4 of which were international. Teammates remember how, during a trip to Belarus, “Ju” became a participant in two “forest” fights in one day. After the disbandment of the team, he left no friends from the fan movement: he was eager for adventures within the country, and in 2016 he went to the European Championship to France, where he supported the Ukrainian national team and faced Polish hooligans in Marseille. Despite life circumstances, he stayed in touch all the time and waited for a call about the next fan affairs.
In civilian life, he worked with electronics, specialized in repairing mobile phones. At first he helped develop the family business, and later opened his own point. Friends recall that Sergei could always be asked for help, he never refused advice or repairs. Having devoted his life to working with electronics, he was always aware of all the new products.
In 2008, Sergey met his future wife Olga, and in the spring of 2018 they married. In the same year, their daughter Veronica was born. In the fall of 2019, son Kirill was born. According to the memories of his relatives, Sergey was an exemplary father, he devoted all his free time to children, from the earliest years he taught them sports. Both followed the example of their father, going into martial arts and now have yellow belts.
With the outbreak of a full-scale war, Sergei joined the volunteer unit, on the basis of which over time the “AZOV Kyiv” TRO was formed. Participated in the defense of Kyiv region, in particular the liberation of Irpen. Subsequently, he became a fighter of the 27th Brigade of the NGU. During the service, he was awarded medals “For Merit to the City of Irpin”, “For the Defense of the Homeland” by the Order of the Volunteer and others.
Serhiy Orlenko died on April 14, 2025 as a result of being hit by an enemy FPV drone, during a combat mission in the area of the NPP. Komyshuvaha in the Donetsk region. He was buried on the Alley of Glory cemetery in Petropavlovskaya Borshchagovka (Kiev region). Awarded the Order “For Courage” III degree (posthumously).
Eternal glory to the Hero!
