Denkmal für den Soldaten Jurij Panasenko

Soldier Yuriy Panasenko, callsign Tikhyi, fell in battle against the occupiers near the city of Kreminna in Luhanshkchyna on July 3, 2023. He was 36 years old.

Yuriy was born on December 28, 1986, in the city of Novoukrainka, Kirovohrad Oblast. He studied at the local secondary school No. 7. Later, he obtained a profession as a tractor driver at the Novoukrainka vocational school No. 40. He got married and moved to the village of Novomykolaivka in his native oblast. He worked as a driller at the Kapustynske granite quarry. In his free time, he loved fishing and repairing machinery.

In March 2023, the man was drafted into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 95th Separate Air Assault Brigade. He held the position of machine gunner.

„My husband was a very brave, kind, and sincere person,“ said Olena Panasenko.

The paratrooper was buried at the Alley of Heroes in the cemetery in his native Novoukrainka.

At home, his parents, wife, and daughter were waiting for him.

Heroyam slava!