Ukrainian acrobat Maksym Hamov was killed in one of the hottest spots on the frontline.
He was born on December 10, 1994 in Vinnytsia. He graduated from the local school № 1 and Vinnytsia Transport Professional College. One of his hobbies in life was acrobatics. He took up sport at a children’s and youth sports school and had the title of candidate of master of sports. In his civilian pre-war life, he worked for several years at a transportation depot, laying tracks.
After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, Maksym joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in October 2022 and was given the call sign “Acrobat” because of his passion for sports. He served in the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade “Sicheslav”. He had no military experience, so he need to learn everything from scratch. After completing the training, he and his comrades went to one of the hottest spots on the front line – Bakhmut. And shortly before his death, they were moved to the village of Novoselivske, Luhansk region.
On August 23, 2023, while performing a combat operation, he and his comrade were spotted by an enemy drone that dropped ammunition directly on them. Unfortunately, 28-year-old Maksym Hamov received life-threatening injuries…
At home, the Hero’s mother and brother were waiting for him…