Born on June 26, 1984 in the city of Kharkiv. He received secondary education there and lived with his parents in Kharkiv. In Kharkiv, he graduated from a vocational school with a degree in cooking, and later took courses in massage therapy.
During 2003-2005, he served in the military as a rifleman. After being discharged from military service, he worked in various positions: as a cook, security guard, and collector in the city of Kharkiv. In 2021, with the birth of his youngest daughter, he moved to the village of Kochetok.
On August 29, 2022, through the Chuguyiv RTCC and SP, he was mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 25th separate assault battalion of the 47th assault brigade as an assistant rifleman of a grenade launcher. After training in the Czech Republic, he defended Ukraine in the Orikhiv direction of the Zaporizhia region as part of the 25th separate assault battalion. He liberated the village of Robotyne from the occupiers.
Family composition:
Father: Oleksandr Anatolyevich Verekhin, lives in Kharkiv.
Mother: Olga Oleksandrivna Verekhina, lives in Kharkiv.
Wife: Verekhina Valeria Olegovna, lives in the village of Kochetok.
Daughter: Verekhina Sofia, born in 2013, lives in the city of Kharkiv.
Daughter: Verekhina Yesenia, born in 2021, lives in the village of Kochetok.
Circumstances of death:
In his last battle, he was appointed commander of an assault group. While performing a combat mission during the liberation of the village of Robotyne, he captured 2 Russian soldiers and, at the cost of his life, led the group out unharmed. During the battle on 17.08.2023, he received serious injuries that were incompatible with life.
Buried on the central Alley of Glory in Kharkiv on August 26, 2023.