Serhii Bukhtiiarov came under shelling on July 1, 2022, in the yard of his own home on Pidhirna Street in Sloviansk. He sustained shrapnel injuries to the thoracic spine and a spinal cord contusion. As a result, he became a person with a Group I disability. On January 21, 2023, Serhii Bukhtiiarov passed away. He was 52 years old.
Serhii was born and lived in Sloviansk. He studied at Secondary School No. 11 and later attended a vocational school, where he trained as a cook. After serving in the army, he worked as a lathe operator at the AIZ enterprise. For many years, he was involved in ceramics. In recent years, he worked at Rem-Tiazhmash LLC.
Serhii was married twice. He had a son from his first marriage, and in his second marriage he became a stepfather to a daughter. He enjoyed fishing and deeply loved his family and grandchildren.
“He was a decent, hardworking, cheerful man with a good sense of humor,” his wife Svitlana and daughter Vladlena recall.
Serhii was buried at the Northern Cemetery in Sloviansk. He is survived by his son, daughter, and wife.
At 9:00 a.m. — the national minute of silence. Donetsk Regional State Administration and the Memorial platform: Killed by Russia honor the memory of civilians from Donetsk region killed by Russian forces.