Stanislav Taranushchenko

Stanislav was born in the city of Dnipro. In 2009, he graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk College of Railway Transport. He began his career on the railway in July of that same year as an assistant electric locomotive engineer at the Dnipro Locomotive Depot. In total, he dedicated 17 years of his life to the railway. In March 2020, he was promoted to electric locomotive engineer.

Colleagues remember Stanislav as a responsible and technically skilled professional who always performed his duties diligently. According to the depot's psychologist, Tetiana Boroda, he was a cheerful person with a big heart and a reliable pillar of support for everyone in the team. Stanislav’s father, Yevhen Viktorovych—a retired diesel locomotive engineer from the very same depot—proudly recalls that his son was an avid football fan and loved playing the game himself.

On September 30, 2022, Stanislav joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where he served under the call sign "Zyma" (Winter).

On August 9, 2026, while courageously defending his homeland and resisting the occupiers, Stanislav tragically died in combat near the settlement of Virivka, Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region.

The Hero is survived by his wife, Daria, his father, and his loved ones.

The team at the Dnipro Locomotive Depot deeply mourns this irreplaceable loss and extends its sincere condolences to the family of the fallen.

Eternal memory and honor to our colleague and Hero.