Born on 10.08.1987 in the city of Chuguiv. He studied from the 1st to the 5th grades at Chuguiv comprehensive school No. 6, and from the 6th to the 11th grades he studied at comprehensive school No. 8 in the city of Chuguiv. He graduated from the Kharkov Electromechanical Technical School of Transport Construction with a degree in electrical engineering. Before the war, he worked at the company "Ekipazh" as an installer of metal-plastic windows.
At the beginning of the war, he performed volunteer duties: he assisted the 93rd separate mechanized brigade, the Chuguiv City Council, and helped deliver humanitarian aid from Kharkiv to the city's residents.
In May 2022, he voluntarily joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served as part of the 132nd Separate Reconnaissance Battalion, which is part of the airborne assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In 2023, he performed combat missions in Bakhmut.
Two days before his death, on August 24, 2023, he received the medal "For a Life Saved" from the President of Ukraine.
Family composition:
Father: Sergey Evgenievich Churaev, lives in the city of Chuguev.
Mother: Churayeva Iryna Vasylivna, lives in the city of Chuguiv.
Sister: Kuraksina (Churaeva) Natalya Sergeevna, lives in the city of Chuguev.
Circumstances of death:
Died on 08/26/2023, while performing the duties of a driver, transporting wounded soldiers from the places of hostilities (counterattack) in the area of the village of Robotyne, Polohivskyi district, Zaporizhia region. While driving in a convoy of cars, an enemy shell hit the car. From a powerful explosion, Oleksandr received injuries incompatible with life.
The farewell ceremony took place on August 30, 2023 in Chuguiv. The hero was buried with military honors on the Alley of Memory in the city of Chuguiv.
By Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 688 of October 12, 2023, "for personal courage and selfless actions shown in protecting the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath," he was awarded the Order "For Courage" of the 3rd degree (posthumously).
The award was presented to Oleksandr's family on February 20, 2024, through the head of the Chuguiv City Military Administration.
