Vladyslav Zhuk is a fan of the "Metalist" football club (Kharkiv), a representative of the "Glory Juniors" team.
Vladyslav Oleksandrovych Zhuk was born on April 10, 1997 in the city of Kharkiv. He studied at school No. 126, after which he continued his studies at the Kharkiv College of Transport Technologies.
Since childhood, he was very fond of football and at the age of 15 he began to visit the "Metalista" fan section, and in 2017, together with his friends, he founded the "Glory Juniors" football team.
In addition to active participation in the life of his team, he was also a drummer on the fans' tribune of the Kharkiv club. Friends remember Vlad as a real leader who could often help his teammates with business and advice, taught them how to solve difficult life situations, set priorities and value the team. At the beginning of February, before the start of a full-scale war, realizing that everything would start soon, he reassured his friends and said: "The main thing is to survive the first 2-3 days."
Vladyslav Zhuk died on March 1, 2022 as a result of an enemy rocket hitting the building of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. Around 8:00 a.m., the first rocket arrived. Being near the epicenter of the explosion and hearing someone's groan from under the rubble, he ran to save people. Vlad's friends say that knowing him, they understand that he would not have been able to do otherwise. Unfortunately, no one could have thought then that a second rocket would arrive soon.
Trying to get people out from under the rubble, Vladyslav got into the epicenter of the second explosion, as a result of which 4 floors of the building fell on him. His life ended at the moment when he was saving others.