Thanks to him, the famous Ukrainian computer games «S.T.A.L.K.E.R.» and «Cossacks» are played all over the world. A well-known e-sportsman and game designer, Volodymyr Yezhov, was killed while defending Ukraine from Russian invaders.
He was born on 1 August 1984 in Lubny, Poltava region. While studying at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, he became interested in computer games. He became one of the most famous Ukrainian eSports players, playing «StarCraft» and going by the nickname Fresh. Later, his hobby turned into a profession. Due to his perfect English and love for the gaming industry, in 2003, Volodymyr was invited to work for GSC, which worked on «Cossacks» and «S.T.A.L.K.E.R.». He became one of the game developers, and his appearance was also used to create the character of Loki, the leader of the Freedom detachment in the «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat». As a game designer, he also participated in the development of «World of Battles: Morningstar», «Call of Cthulhu» and «Sherlock Holmes: Devil’s Daughter».
When the full-scale Russian invasion began, Volodymyr immediately decided to defend Ukraine. He voluntarily joined the «Ukrainian Military Organisation». As part of it, he defended Kyiv and Donetsk region. After gaining combat experience, he headed an aerial reconnaissance unit of the 23rd separate Special Forces battalion of the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Separate Presidential Brigade. On 22 December 2022, Volodymyr Yezhov died by a mine detonation near Bakhmut. Russian invaders cut short the life of a beloved husband and a loving father of two sons – 7 and 10 years old…