Oleksandr "Tara" Taraman is a fan of the football club "Kryvbas" (Kryvyi Rih), a representative of the "Bratiya" team.

Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Taraman was born on June 12, 1999 in the city of Mariupol. He studied at school No. 4, and after the 9th grade he entered the Mariupol Higher Professional Metallurgical School No. 99. He started playing football from an early age, in the junior grades of school he entered the local football academy, which was then called "Illichivets". He was very active and capable of sports, one of the walls in his room was hung with diplomas and medals. Later, he engaged in contact martial arts, in particular, Thai boxing.

Passion for football and contact sports led Oleksandr to the fan movement, later he joined the team "Brothers" founded in Kryvyi Rih. The team was part of the Kharkiv KCP fan bloc, so Oleksandr had to repeatedly demonstrate his fighting skills in clashes with top rivals. His teammates remember him as a very characteristic guy, with a heavy hit, but, at the same time, an incredible sense of humor. His laughter lifted the mood of everyone around.

According to the memories of his relatives, in civilian life, Alexander liked to play computer games, adored animals, read, and was especially interested in history. He was a nationalist, loved his native Mariupol very much. I wanted to travel all over Ukraine, and especially to visit the Carpathians. Constantly sought to learn something new, was a very open and very stubborn person. I knew what I wanted from life.

In February 2020, Oleksandr enters the "Azov" regiment of NSU. It took a lot of effort to do this, and it was not the first time. Being persistent, he managed to lose about 30 kg and meet difficult standards. Having joined the ranks of the regiment, he took the call sign "Torba".

In the summer of 2020, Oleksandr married his beloved Maria. The wife recalls that they started dating when they were still teenagers, and in the last year before the full-scale war, they were planning a child. Alexander really wanted a son.

"Tara" met the beginning of a full-scale war together with his brothers in Mariupol. Courageously defended the besieged city in battles with overwhelming enemy forces. While the city was not so heavily bombarded, Oleksandr's wife and father visited him several times, brought food and necessary things, and they last saw each other on March 9. That day he came and tried to calm his beloved, to distract her. He said that the defenders of the city would definitely stand. The main thing is that his family left and he was calm. Even in such a situation, he never lost heart.

Oleksandr Taraman died on May 1, 2022. Awarded the Order "For Courage" III degree (posthumously).