Oleksandr Kryzskyi

On October 2, 2026, Oleksandr Kryzskyi, an assistant diesel locomotive engineer, tragically lost his life when an enemy drone struck a railway crew car located at the KMS-261 facility.

Oleksandr was born on January 12, 1971, in Pervomaisk, Luhansk region. He began his railway career back in 1989 as an assistant diesel locomotive engineer at the Debaltseve-Sortuvalna Locomotive Depot of the Donetsk Railway. He dedicated his entire life to the railway. Following the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, he relocated to Odesa in 2024, where he continued his work as an assistant diesel locomotive engineer at the Odesa-Sortuvalna Locomotive Depot, a branch of the "Locomotive Company" of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia".

Oleksandr will be remembered as a responsible, reliable, and disciplined professional. His attentiveness, expertise, and dedication to his profession repeatedly guided his crew through difficult runs. For his colleagues, Oleksandr was not just a dependable partner in the driver's cab, but a kind and compassionate person, always ready to lend a helping hand at a moment's notice. He was deeply respected for his professionalism, diligence, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, and sincerity.

He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.

The team at the Odesa-Sortuvalna Locomotive Depot, branch of the "Locomotive Company" of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia", extends its deepest condolences to his family and to everyone who had the privilege of knowing him personally and working alongside him. We share in the grief of this immense loss.

Eternal memory to Oleksandr Kryzskyi.