The President awarded the "Cross of Combat Merit" to two defenders from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were at one of the positions at the front for 165 days without interruption

Since that time, he directed the destruction of the enemy and held positions, together with his comrades entering into battle with much larger enemy forces. In addition, Oleksandr Tishaev destroyed enemy drones and saved the lives of personnel. Grenade thrower Oleksandr Aliksyenko was in the combat zone in the Zaporizhzhia direction since September last year. Repeatedly repelled attacks by enemy drones using EW and small arms.

He evacuated his comrades from the dugout, where the occupiers directed gas ammunition with the help of FPV drones. He occupied important positions under heavy artillery fire and drone attacks. In May - October 2025, on the outskirts of the settlements of Verbove, Mala Tokmachka, Orikhov of the Zaporizhzhia region, Oleksandr Tishaev, as a senior position officer, together with soldier Oleksandr Alikseyenko, spent 165 days at one of the observation posts.

They reported on the reconnaissance of the front edge, the flight of drones, observed the enemy's assault groups, carried out warning fire, reported on the movement and location of the occupiers. In difficult conditions, under constant mortar shelling and drone attacks, Oleksandr Tishaev ensured the uninterrupted functioning of the position and supported the fighting spirit of Oleksandr Alikseenko, who was wounded in one of the combat clashes.

There were more than 30 attempts to extract and replace the calculation at this position, but failed to do so safely. The last combat encounter with the occupiers took place on October 20, when the enemy stormed the defense line with 22 units of armored vehicles together with the landing force. Ukrainian soldiers eliminated three Russians who tried to attack their position after destroying the Russian MT-LB.