Oleg Viktorovich BRYAKOV was born on June 15, 1970 in the city of Shadrinsk, Kurgan region, Russian Federation.
He studied at Shadrinsk secondary school. In 1988 he was drafted into military service. He served in the 1st Guards Mechanized Vienna Red Banner Order of Suvorov Brigade as a gunner of an infantry fighting vehicle.
In the early 90s, Oleg, together with his grandfather, mother and stepfather, moved to Ukraine and settled in the city of Chuguiv in the Aviator neighborhood, worked at the Ukrainian Construction Company as a locksmith, and then as an electric and gas welder. In 1992, he entered the School of Junior Aviation Specialists (military unit 30028) in the city of Chuguiv. Upon graduation, he received the rank of ensign and the specialty of a mechanic for servicing jet aircraft engines and continued his service until 1998.
After being discharged from military service, he decided to go abroad to earn money. Abroad (in Russia), he worked for over 15 years at enterprises related to oil production. In 2019, when the border was closed due to the coronavirus, he decided not to travel abroad anymore. After returning from abroad, he settled in the village of Sydorenkove, Valkivskyi district, Kharkiv region, where he lived with his family and worked as a driver at a local dairy.
However, with the beginning of a full-scale invasion, Oleg, without hesitation, decided to defend our country.
On February 26, 2022, he was enlisted in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the Bogodukhiv RTCC and the Joint Special Forces of the Kharkiv region. As part of the 60th separate mechanized Ingulets brigade, as a platoon sergeant major, he participated in the liberation of settlements in the Kherson region from the enemy. Then he fought in the hottest spots in the Donetsk region: Bakhmut, Andriyivka, Klishchiyivka. Next was the Rivne region and the performance of a combat mission to protect the state border of Ukraine. Then there was Bakhmut again, part of which was already controlled by the enemy. It was here during intense street battles that he was wounded.
After treatment, Oleg had the right to be discharged from service, but like a true hero, after treatment and a rehabilitation course, he returned to the army. The next milestones of his front-line geography were the Kharkiv region, Donetsk region, Kharkiv region again and one of its hottest areas - Kupyansky, fierce battles in the area of Synkivka.
Marital status:
Parents live outside Ukraine. Wife: Bryakova Nadiya Volodymyrivna, lives in the village of Sydorenkove, Valkivskyi district. Daughter: Bryakova Margarita, born in 2014, lives with her mother in the village of Sydorenkove; daughter Pryberezhna Anna, born in 2003, lives in the city of Kharkiv; son Bryakov Gennady, born in 1993, and daughter Bryakova Galina, born in 1997, from previous marriages, live outside the city of Chuguiv.
Circumstances of death:
Recently, he performed a combat mission in the Donetsk region in the Lymansky direction as a driver-medic of the medical post of the 60th separate mechanized Ingulets brigade as part of the unit. On October 1, 2024, near the village of Torske, Lymansky urban territorial community, Kramatorsk district, during the battle, the unit suffered losses, several comrades were injured. Oleg Bryakov, as part of the evacuation group, tried to help his comrades and came under fire from an enemy FPV drone. Oleg received injuries incompatible with life.
On October 8, 2024, Oleg Bryakov was buried in the cemetery of the village of Sydorenkovo, Valkivskyi district.
Oleg was supposed to have a birthday on June 15, 2025. And on this day, his mother received a notification that, in accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 410/2025 dated June 13, 2025 "On Awarding State Awards of Ukraine", Oleg Viktorovych BRYAKOV was awarded the Order "For Courage" of the 3rd degree (posthumously) for personal courage shown in protecting the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, selfless performance of military duty.