Vladyslav “Rozpysnyi” Kazarin is a fan of FC Shakhtar Donetsk.
Vladyslav Vadimovich Kazarin was born on September 28, 1994 in the city of Artemovo (Donetsk region). He lived in Pokrovsk (formerly Krasnoarmiysk), where he finished school № 3. From a young age, he had a patriotic position and boldly expressed it. In the spring of 2014, like most active fans of Shakhtar, he resisted separatism and pro-Russian protests in the region. He founded the movement "Public activist of Krasnoarmiysk" together with like-minded people from his city, who also stood on patriotic principles. They openly objected to the supporters of the "Russian world" and the pseudo-referendum. It was already dangerous at that time.
With the beginning of Russian aggression in the East, Vladyslav was one of the first to join the ranks of the battalion "Dnipro-1". He did not want to leave the front, so he moved between different units to stay on the front line. He served in the battalion "OUN" and the 8th battalion "Aratta" (Ukrainian Volunteer Army). He fought in Pisky and defended Donetsk airport in the fall of 2014, which he got to unofficially, having left in "Dnipro-1". The memories of those who met him during the defense of this fortress began to appear online after the death of the "cyborg". In particular, they told how they were on their way to the DAP to help Ukrainian soldiers. There was no room inside the APC filled with food and water, so Vlad just climbed on the armor, put the GoPro on his head, and waved his hand, saying I'm ready, let's go. Most of the way to the new terminal, the armor was scratched by fragments of shells that exploded nearby. Vlad was not hurt, and the footage from his camera became legendary and later became a part of the film "Donetsk Fortress: Heart of a Volunteer".
In addition, the liberator of Karlivka (July 2014) managed to fight near Shyrokyne, at the Butivka Mine and the Svitlodarsk Bulge. Later, he served as a rifleman-sanitarian of the 1st Assault Company of the Volunteer Ukrainian Corps "Wolves", 1st Battalion of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade. At the same time, Vladyslav always kept up with his studies. In August 2016, he was enrolled at the Faculty of Law of the Oles Honchar Dnipro National University. Comrades-in-arms will remember how the young man shared with them his experiences from the entrance exams to the university. His comrades believed that nothing could happen to him.
Vladyslav Kazarin died on August 10, 2016. His group came under mortar fire from russian terrorists near Debaltseve. As a result of the explosion of a 120-mm mine, the fighter was injured, which turned out to be incompatible with life. On the way to the hospital, he died. He was buried in the Alley of Heroes of the Pokrovsk Cemetery. On November 25, 2016, he was awarded the Medal "For Courage", III degree (posthumously). On May 10, 2017, in Pokrovsk, on the building of school № 3, a memorial plaque was established in honour of the former student of this school, who gave his life in the struggle for the free future of his country.