Heorhiy Tarasenko | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Георгій Тарасенко |
| Born | December 6, 1996 Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Died | March 25, 2022 (aged 25) near Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Service |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 2014-2022 |
| Rank | Junior lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards |  Order of the Gold Star (posthumously) |
Heorhiy Oleksandrovych Tarasenko (Ukrainian: Георгій Олександрович Тарасенко; 6 December 1996, Kharkiv – 25 March 2022, near Kharkiv) was a Ukrainian activist, leader and commander of the volunteer unit "Fraykor", participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, Hero of Ukraine (17 April 2022, posthumously), who died during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The first volunteer to be awarded Ukraine's highest rank since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.