Oleksandr Sukhenko

Oleksandr Ihorovych Sukhenko (Ukrainian: Олександра Сухенка 25 September 1996 – 24 March 2022) was a Ukrainian footballer who played as a right winger and forward for several clubs in the Kyiv Oblast. He was killed alongside his parents during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Oleksandr Sukhenko was born in the village of Motyzhyn in the Makariv Raion of Kyiv Oblast. His mother Olha Sukhenko was a local politician and his father Igor Vasyliovych was a member of the village council and president of the local football club, "Kolos". Sukhenko started his football career at this club, winning championships and cups in the Makariv Region. From 2018 to 2019, he played for Chayka in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, competing in the Ukrainian Second League. Over two seasons, he played 21 matches and scored 4 goals. He also contributed to the team's efforts in the Ukrainian Cup. Later, he played for the amateur football club FC Kudrivka, with which he won the Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion championship and Kyiv Oblast championship, and for "Sokil" from Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka, where he was part of the team that won the Kyiv Oblast Cup. In late February 2022, Russian forces began advancing towards Kyiv's western suburbs in the Kyiv Oblast.