Born on 05.05.1975 in the village of Voloska Balakliya, Shevchenkivskyi district, Kharkiv region. There he graduated from 8 grades of secondary school, and later studied at vocational and technical school No. 51. After graduation, he completed his military service. In civilian life, he worked as a driver in the private sector. He was married and had a minor daughter.
On 10/23/2024, through the Kharkiv RTCC and SP, he was mobilized and sent to the 225th separate assault battalion, which at that time was fighting in the Kursk region as a breakthrough unit. In February 2025, the battalion was reorganized into the 225th separate assault regiment. He was appointed to the position of driver of the 2nd machine-gun specialized detachment of the 1st machine-gun specialized platoon of the 5th assault specialized company "SHKVAL".
Circumstances of death
On January 23, 2025, units of the 225th separate assault regiment participated in combat operations in the area of the settlement of Dar'ino, Sudzhansky district, Kursk region. The situation here was critical and extremely dynamic. The enemy used a significant number of armored vehicles and infantry. The settlement was not completely lost at that time, but was under intense pressure from superior enemy forces. At about 8.15, an FPV drone struck the positions where Fedor Omelchenko was located. Fedor received injuries incompatible with life, but due to the fact that over time the positions of our defenders were captured by the enemy, his body remained on enemy territory. Since then, he has been registered as missing. His relatives were notified about this on 01/25/2025.
For more than a year, relatives waited for news and believed that he was alive. On July 18, 2025, in accordance with the Procedure for the Transfer and Repatriation of Bodies of the Deceased, the bodies and remains of Ukrainian defenders were returned to Ukraine, which were delivered to the State Specialized Institution "Poltava Regional Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination". On April 20, 2026, according to the conclusion of the molecular genetic examination, one of the bodies belonged to Fedor Mykolayovych Omelchenko. Thus, on May 4, 2026, the aunt of the deceased defender received a notification about the death of her nephew Fedor Omelchenko.
Defender Omelchenko Fedor Mykolayovych was buried on 05.05.2026 in the city of Chuguiv at cemetery No. 5. He is survived by his sister, daughter, and aunt (his father's sister).