As part of the “Light of Remembrance” initiative, launched by the non-governmental organization “Order of St. Panteleimon” with the support of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, every Friday at 10:00 a.m. we honor the medical workers who lost their lives as a result of Russia’s armed aggression.
April 8, 2022, Kramatorsk Railway Station. All of Donetsk Oblast and Ukraine remembers those horrific events, during which a huge number of people were killed as a result of a strike by the Russian Federation using a 9M79K-1 “Tochka-U” missile with cluster munitions. Unfortunately, among the victims was Serhiy Shaparenko—a narcologist at the Kramatorsk Medical Center for Addiction Prevention and Treatment.
He was a native of Donetsk, and after graduating from the Donetsk State Medical Institute, he dedicated his professional life to helping his fellow citizens who required special attention, care, and a tailored approach during treatment.
Colleagues remember Serhiy Yukhimovych as a skilled, experienced specialist who possessed strong practical skills and theoretical knowledge in his work and continually improved his professional qualifications. Friendly and sociable, he successfully created an atmosphere of psychological comfort around him.
Serhiy Shaparenko considered the primary mission of his work to be ensuring high-quality medical care for the population and implementing therapeutic and preventive measures aimed at preventing and reducing morbidity and disability among patients with substance use disorders.
The tragedy that claimed dozens of lives on April 8, 2022, will remain forever in our memory, just as the memory of our esteemed colleague, Serhiy Shaparenko, will.