Yuriy Melnychenko was an amateur, referee, founder, and president of the Borodyanka Football Club “Titan.”
He played football at the Youth Sports School “Lokomotiv” in Kyiv and the SDYUSHOR-17 “Atek” (Kyiv). He participated in youth competitions for the Kyiv city championship and national tournaments.
He founded the Borodyanka Football Club “Titan” and played for the team in the Borodyanka district championship and the Kyiv region regional champions’ cup. He was a finalist in the Borodyanka district cup (2016). Known for his fiery temperament, Melnychenko, both as a player and a team leader, frequently clashed with referees. However, in 2018, he became a referee for football and futsal. He was a member of the Kyiv Regional Football Federation’s Refereeing Committee (2018-2022).
He went missing after an airstrike on Borodyanka. On or around March 1, 2022, a powerful aerial bomb hit the apartment building where Yuriy Melnychenko and his family lived, almost completely destroying it. Since that moment, there has been no news about Yuriy Melnychenko, his wife, and their three daughters. Their deaths have not been officially confirmed.