Oleksandr "Porf" Parfenkov is a fan of the "Metalist" football club (Kharkiv).

Oleksandr Stefanovich Parfenkov was born on September 25, 1986 in the city of Kharkiv. He studied at school No. 50 in his hometown. Despite the loss of his father at an early age, his mother managed to raise the young man as a real man, defender and warrior. He was an active member of the organization "Patriot of Ukraine", took part in actions, marches and trainings. I especially liked the last one. He knew the Kharkiv region well, interesting historical places where battles of the Second World War took place. He considered the best recreation to be going to the forest and walking there with a metal detector, then lighting a fire, roasting meat and telling stories that he knew how to interest the listeners.

In the middle of zero, "Porf" belonged to the cohort of patriotic youth who actively supported "Metalist" at home and away matches. He had many friends in many fan groups, in particular from the team "Kharkiv City Patriots". Honor and dignity, devotion to his friends and country were not empty words for him. Life around football motivated me to quit smoking and start playing sports. In 2007, before the match against the English Everton, he met his future wife. He was very fond of military affairs. He served a term of service in the air defense unit. After the service, he dreamed of becoming a firefighter, but he could not find a job, so he worked for a while as a security guard and in a repair crew.

During the events of the Revolution of Dignity, Alexander was among those who dispersed the Oplotivites. Became a participant in the battle on the street. Rymarska on the night of March 15, 2014. He defended the House of Enlightenment and was sent to the pre-trial detention center with other Kharkiv patriots. The data of the participants of the action quickly ended up in the hands of the separatists, so he was forced to leave for the Poltava region, and then to Kyiv, where he joined the ranks of the Right Sector. After returning to Kharkiv, after some time he went on a trip to Odesa, where he became a participant in the well-known events of May 2, 2014. When the separatists and cotton fighters tried to attack the patriotic rally, he was one of those in the front row who stood up to the pro-Russian crowd with batons and armatures. Later that day, he suffered a severe concussion from being hit by rocks.

The war began in the east of Ukraine and Oleksandr went to the military commissariat, but there were no specifics. Then he joined the "Slobozhanshchyna" special battalion, as part of which he stood at a checkpoint in the Kupyansk direction. Despite the fact that the battalion formed a friendly team, he felt that this was not what he needed. Therefore, in the fall, together with a small group of comrades, they resigned and volunteered for the Armed Forces, joining the 131st separate intelligence battalion. While in positions near Mariupol, he had a large number of successful operations as part of the "Turtles" unit. Together with the Azov people, they took part in the Shirokyn offensive operation in February 2015 - they covered when they entered Pavlopil and Pishchevyk.

At the beginning of 2016, their unit was disbanded, so "Porf" without hesitation went to "Azov", where at that time there was already a well-functioning team. In addition to current tasks, he constantly studied and improved in military affairs. He liked to dig cars and even participated in Off-Road competitions. In 2018, after seeing his newborn son in the maternity hospital, he immediately returned to the regiment and spent 8 months on the front line near Horlivka. At the end of 2020, he decided to move closer to his family in order to spend more time with his son. In the summer, he returned to the Armed Forces as part of the 54th OMBr, held the position of platoon commander of the famous K-2 battalion. He had many awards, including state orders of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, award weapons and many others.

I managed to visit the house in June 2021. He went to study, and from there in the fall to the front line near Krasnohorivka, where he met a full-scale Russian invasion. Despite all the difficulties, he had a cheerful mood, zealously going to combat missions. Actively developed and planned operations, for which he received the rank of lieutenant. Oleksandr Parfenkov died on June 28, 2022. Having gone on a combat mission in the evening of the 27th, the next morning his family received a call from which Alesya's wife learned the terrible news - he died during artillery fire from a shrapnel wound. During his life, "Porf" liked to go to Kholodny Yar. He was inspired by the example of outstanding figures of the struggle of those times - Zaliznyak, Chuchupakha, Black Crow. I wanted to tell my son the history of those regions. In the spring, his relatives plan to take him there for the last time.

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