“Today is two years since the death of Kuchma Vlad, forever 28-year-old”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In fact, this boy had only a childhood, football in him, a fan tribune and a war that began for power in 2016. A calm, entertaining life, dreams of a family from this young man were taken away, forcing early to grow up and become a warrior, Muscovites.
Career Vladislav Kuchma was born on February 11, 1994 in Kryvyi Rih in Sicheslav. After graduating from comprehensive school №31, the guy continued his studies at the Kryvyi Rih Mining and Metallurgical Lyceum.
After education, Vladislav worked at ArcelorMittal since 20 years. There he held a position in mine management, was a miner of a cleansing slaughter. He wanted to travel, and the time would come to create a family. Later, since 2016 in the army, the guy in pauses between participation in the fighting continued to work as a miner. Despite hard work at the mine, Vlad deliberately went there. He always wanted to be a miner, like his mother, who was always an example for him in life.
When a free minute came, the guy was very fond of fishing. Ever since childhood, he ran with a fishing rod on the river, which was nearby, and already in adulthood he went fishing with friends.
Trace in sports According to his childhood friends, Vladislav loved football from a young age when he still played at the school stadium. Then he was engaged in the Minek section. In the third grade he joined the sports school at Kryvbas, but did not pass the selection.
According to the website “Tribune of Heroes”, Vladislav began to go at the Kryvbas match in 2006, and three years later, being a ninth-grader, began to visit the fanat sector. In the pre -war period he exit with the team of The Company to Odessa, Kharkiv and now occupied Lugansk. Odesa and Kharkiv were the favorite trips of Vlad. But the attempt to hold Kharkiv – Lugansk – Kropyvnytskyi was unsuccessful and ended at the stage of hitchhiking to Lugansk.
Another story happened on the departure to Odessa, when the Kryvyi Rih fans were strongly noisy and someone called the police at the time. There was a clash, and in the morning at the boys’ station already expected Golden Eagle. But dividing into “two”, Vladislav and friends were able to go unnoticed through other wagons.
Vlad’s fanat became because he loved football and club of his hometown, for which he wanted to play since his childhood, for which he cheered from the school desk. Friends always considered the guy the soul of the company, he was kind, fun and bold.
Service in the army In 2016, Vladislav went into military service as part of one of the units of the National Guard. Even then, 23-year-old, he was a participant in hostilities. In 2017-in Luhansk region. In 2021 he continued to fight the Muscovites in the Luhansk region as part of the 24th OMB.
With the beginning of a full-scale war, Vladislav Kuchma was mobilized in May 2022 in Kharkiv TRI, received a call sign “Obzhra”. He participated in the liberated settlement of Borshchev in Kharkiv region. Subsequently, he became part of the 3rd OSHB. According to the memories of the brothers, Vladislav always agreed to the task of any complexity. He always wanted to be near his brothers and destroy the enemy.
Death Vladislav Kuchma died on April 2, 2023 in the battles for Bakhmut in Donetsk region. Once in the environment with his brothers, he was a cultural wound and, unfortunately, had no chance of surviving. Friends recall that the last task of the Obzhara, as always, smiled and joked. He had a combat mood. He said then: “Bakhmut is either 200 or 300. There will be no other.”
Honoring Vladislav was buried on April 8, 2022 in the Central Cemetery of Kryvyi Rih in the Honorary Burial Sector. He was awarded the badge “For Merit to the City” of the III degree (posthumously) and the Order “For Courage” of the 3rd degree (posthumously). On February 17, 2024, the commemorative board of Vladislav Kuchma was opened on the building of school # 31.
