Prykhod‘ko Oleksiy Olehovych was the deputy commander of the military machine - gunner operator 1st mechanized platoon of the 1st mechanized company of the 1st Mechanized Battalion, 72 th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Junior sergeant.
He was born on 21 July, 1992 in the city Glukhov, Sumy region. He lived in the city Romny, Sumy region. He graduated the 9th form of secondary school № 7 in the city of Romny in 2007 and the Romny college of Sumy National Agrarian University.
In the autumn of 2011 he was called to the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was trained in 169 training center Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A0665, urban village Desna, Kozelets district, Chernihiv region). He served as deputy commander under contract war machine - gunner operator 1st mechanized platoon of the 1st mechanized company of the 1st Mechanized Battalion, 72 th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A2167 city Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region).
Since May 2014, he participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine.
On 24 June, 2014 a stronghold of the 1st mechanized company near the village Panchenkove, Sverdlovsk (2016 - Dovzhansky) district, Luhansk region, where the junior sergeant Prykhod‘ko was, was attacked by terrorists. Militants aimed unexpectedly with the guided missile into the armored infantry soldier standing near by. The young sergeant Prykhod‘ko died on the spot from the serious injuries he received. Together with him, the senior soldier Vitaliy Tsybora was killed, and three soldiers more were injured.
On 26 June, 2014, he was buried in the city cemetery in the city Romny, Sumy region.
He was awarded the Order "For Courage" of the 3rd class (09/29/2014, posthumously).
In the town of Romny in front of the building of secondary school №7 (street Poltava, 32),
where Prykhod‘ko Oleksiy studied, the memorial plaque was established.
