Career Alexander Klepikov was born on May 10, 1993 in Simferopol. After graduation, he continued his studies at information technology technical school. From childhood, Sashko loved to travel around his native land, studying history. Meetings, hiking, trips – so you can characterize childhood and youth. Alexander loved animals, constantly helped with homeless cats and dogs.
In 2021, Klepikov graduated from Petro Mohyla National University in the specialty “History and Archeology” and defended his master’s qualification work on “Diplomatic Activity of Hetmanate Pavel Skoropadsky”. In addition, Sashko was a judge of the International Association of Archery and often judged the competition of law enforcement agencies.
Trace in sports In addition to traveling, from childhood the boy has fascinated sports, especially football. During the game of Klepikov and received his future military call sign “Boyan”. This is how the guy was called in honor of his favorite football player – the legendary French goalkeeper Fabien Barthesia.
Alexander first came to the Tavriya Fanat sector in 2007. At the same time, he went to his first departure, which was more than 60. The active support of the team under all conditions and participation in the life of the around-phoutball movement made Klepikov known among the fanat community far beyond his hometown.
During his life in Crimea, Alexander was an active participant in pro -Ukrainian movements and various actions aimed at combating the “Russian bloc” and other pro -Russian organizations of the peninsula. In 2013, when the Revolution of Dignity began, Klepikov was already one of the leaders of the Tavriya fan movement and actively promoted the idea of signing the All-Ukrainian Fanate Armistice. In addition, Alexander was the main generator of the upbringing of the young warehouse, who after the occupation of the peninsula in the most part moved to mainland Ukraine. Klepikov himself moved to Nikolaev.
Already as a serviceman and a participant in the fighting, Boyan did not forget about his sporting and around -football hobbies, he participated in all the high -profile international victories of the Bug Gardu, so that the team became widely known on the continent. Being a player and great admirer of Regby, together with the fans of Nikolaev he advocated the local regional club “Ship”.
Combat experience Oleksandr Klepikov was an active participant in the Crimean resistance 2013-2014, as well as revolutionary events on the Maidan, at the beginning of annexation of the Crimean peninsula participated in actions in front of a military unit in Simferopol and Sevastopol. In those days, Simferopol fans and patriotic local residents tried to resist the absorption of Crimea by the enemy. But in the pro -Ukrainian underground there was no chance and the Klepikov family was forced to go to mainland Ukraine.
In the same 2014, Alexander joined the first warehouse at the time of the Azov battalion, with which he participated in the operations of Mariupol’s release in June 2014, the first and second operations in Shirokin, the release of Mariinka settlements and the New World in Donetsk.
According to the portal “Tribune of Heroes”, in 2014-2018 Alexander was a serviceman of the 1st separate Feodosia Battalion of the Marines, a participant of all exercises and events of the Military-Navy of Ukraine, deputy commander of the platoon intelligence. After participating in the battles in eastern Ukraine, Klepikov became a sergeant of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Alexander was a Parashutist master, making more than 80 jumps with various parachute systems.
Understanding the inevitability of the Great War, at the beginning of 2022, “Boryan” dealt with with friends-twins issues of defense of Nikolaev. When a full -scale invasion began, he defended the city, organized the work of engineering structures, together with territorial defense units participated in battles and sabotage actions in the region.
In March, Alexander arrived in Kiev to defend the capital, where he participated in the basic and sabotage actions in the rear of the enemy.
The fighter of the 10th detachment of GUR Klepikov participated in the tasks of evacuation of the wounded from the surrounding “Azovstal”. On April 5, 2022, at 05:20, the board of PSS MI8 with four officers of the Main Intelligence Directorate on board flew to search and assist the Hollycopter, before this. He was also lined up in the right side. Oleksandr Klepikov was killed between the villages of Mezhirich and Novoselivka of Pologovsky district of Zaporizhzhya region.
Honoring On July 27, 2023, a farewell ceremony with Alexander Klepikov was held at the Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral of the capital. On the same day, the warrior was buried in the forest cemetery of Kiev.
Even in his lifetime, in 2015, Boyan received the Honorary Sign “Defender of Mariupol”, later-the honors of the President of Ukraine “for participation in the anti-terrorist operation”. Posthumous Alexander was awarded the honorary distinction of the Nikolaev city council “for the defense of Nikolaev” and the Order “For Courage” of III degree.
On July 26, 2024, Logovenko Street in Nikolaev was renamed to Alexander Klepikov Street. In February 2025, a memorial graffiti, dedicated to Oleksandr and other killed in the war of Tavriya’s fan “Svyatoslav Alexapolsky, natives of Simferopol, who defended the capital, appeared on the Darnytskyi bridge in Kiev.
Source: Sport.ua