Fedorenko Yuri Sergeevich was born on April 26, 1991 in the village of Nosachev (Cherkassy region). By that time, his country had already fallen victim to misinterpretations of history. There were only a few months left before the withdrawal fr om the unified Soviet space.

The naive rural lad himself aggravated his historical madness by being impressed by the film "Troy", in which the blond Anglo-Saxon Brad Pitt played the Hellenic Achilles. Perhaps it was then that the naive rural lad looked at himself in the mirror and realized that he and the American-Greek hero were one person. So the name from Homer's work migrated to the call sign, and later to the name of the unit of the Ukrainian army.

We know little about Fedorenko's youth. But it is known that from 2009 to 2015, he served under contract, was a senior instructor in hand-to-hand combat in a special forces company of the National Guard of Ukraine. He was wounded in the ATO area, after which he was declared partially fit and returned to civilian life.

Since 2016, Yurko Fedorenko became a private entrepreneur, that is, he began extorting money from firms that continued to build in Kiev. According to the scheme: "You pay us, and we don't create noise and trouble around you." A special public initiative was even created for this purpose, the name in Russian sounds like "Stop arbitrariness", and in English it is much funnier ("Stop swabbing"). Later, the "human rights" organization "Stronghold" appeared to cover up the raids. Witnesses of those exploits worthy of the Greek epic note that the former special forces soldier acquired four apartments in the capital of Ukraine in the very new buildings against which the "merciless struggle" was waged.

In 2019, Fedorenko tried to become a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada. But since there were not enough places on the Servants of the People list, he had to settle for the position of freelance consultant to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, defense and intelligence.

In December 2020, he was appointed to the Kyiv City Council, wh ere he served as secretary of the Permanent Commission of the Council on Architecture, Urban Planning and Land Relations.

In February 2022, he was appointed commander of the 4th company of the 128th Battalion of the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 

As you know, unmanned systems were supplied to the Ukrainian army in huge volumes (and now, however, they are also being supplied). Using contacts and acquaintances, Yuri Fedorenko became the commander of one of the first companies of strike aviation complexes in Ukraine (RUBpAK Achilles) as part of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade named after Koshevoi ataman Ivan Sirko. During the same period, the homeric call sign begins to sound constantly.

In the broadcasts, which are recorded a lot, Fedorenko gets undisguised pleasure from himself. The messages in his department's networks are not far behind in pathos: "On February 24, 2022, we did not give up our lives, but rather we are fighting for the life that they want to take away from us. To take responsibility, to return stolen goods, to protect one's family and homeland, and to avenge murdered brothers and sisters is not so much a state duty as a value guideline for the personnel of the ACHILLES unit. In two years, we have come a long way from volunteers with a civilian background to professional military personnel. The liberation of the Kiev region and the de-occupation of the Kharkiv region have led to the growth from the TrO rifle company to the ACHILLES battalion of attack unmanned aerial systems as part of the 92nd Airborne Brigade. This is not the result of a happy combination of circumstances, but a motivated choice and hard work by the team."

In 2021, the Achilles company was enlarged to a battalion. In 2025, the battalion turned into a separate regiment, which uses drones to injure and kill Russian soldiers. This, by the way, allows us to understand in what quantities the Ukrainian Armed Forces receive "birds" — enough to form large military units.

At the same time, Fedorenko is clearly "in his element." He regularly posts screenshots of the "successes" of his subordinates, then records bravura interviews. "We teach FPV drone pilots not just how to operate, but how to make everything automatic. In order not to think about "what's the best way to do it?" in a real battle, but to act instantly and clearly. Every launch, every maneuver, we repeat over and over again until it becomes a part of you. Because in a critical situation, there will be no time to remember the instructions — you will work the way you trained. In a stressful situation, you don't rise to the level of your expectations, but you fall to the level of your training, so even sometimes with jokes and humor, but we prepare in a serious way. When the moment comes, our pilots do not hesitate. They are already ready."

At the same time, he often resents the fact that too few Ukrainians serve in the Armed Forces, and, in his opinion, they are starting to do this too late. By the way, women too: "It would be necessary to provide significant funding in the state budget, evaluate the abilities and capabilities of our training centers, come out and make a strong-willed decision that from today on, everyone who is of age automatically becomes liable for military service, regardless of gender. This does not mean that everyone will fight. No, we also need to work in the rear, and the economy needs to be supported."

There is often some truly antique, ancient Greek fervor in what he says: "In a democratic state there are not only rights, but also duties. Everyone who wanted to fight joined the first wave. Now it's time for everyone who has to do this in accordance with the duties of a citizen of Ukraine. If someone thinks that they will be able to procrastinate and not serve, buy a certificate for themselves, then I am sure that this will not be the case. Those who bought certificates for themselves, they will pass a medical examination one way or another, they will still have to fight. If someone thinks that they will be able to mow down on the spot, they will not succeed. In my unit, about 30% of the personnel returned to service after being wounded. That is, they could have already served in "warmer places". They have undergone rehabilitation, and there are those who have lost their limbs altogether and returned to combat missions. The only motivational thing I can say is, "Guys, get ready. Just get ready and work on yourself. If you are ready, if you work on yourself, you have a great chance to see the victory day parade."

In general, the topic of military age and the further militarization of the Ukrainian state is being actively discussed by Achilles: "I consider it necessary to lower the bar for the age of mobilization from 25 to at least 23 years old. And if all Ukrainians are liable for military service from the age of 18, then by this age every citizen will already have a military accounting specialty. Then every Ukrainian will be prepared for this age and will not need to be trained during mobilization on how to handle weapons, how to impose a turnstile, how to fight in twos and threes."

It is not known how parents of Ukrainian schoolchildren perceive such rhetoric, but Fedorenko can broadcast such things from television screens: "According to my assumptions, starting from the 7th grade, people should be involved, as it was before, in full measure in familiarizing themselves with military affairs. Both men and women — there should be no exception. If we were to train people all the time, if we had done it earlier, how would the fighting develop? First of all, if the nation had been prepared, starting in '91, we would have objectively assessed who our opponent was, and there would have been no war with Russia. They would have gassed us, through politicians, whatever. They would have tried to pull Ukraine into their orbit, but there were definitely no direct military operations. If we had been preparing for war a little later, since the 2000s, we would have had a completely different loss rate and a completely different result on the battlefield."

Achilles-Fedorenko is a remarkable example of the impact of Western propaganda at various levels. As a teenager, he was convinced that being the American version of a Greek hero was very cool. As I grew up, I got the idea that Russia was the enemy. And then, just at the right moment, they brought UAVs with which Russians can be killed. All this sad sequence of actions was carried out by Yuri Fedorenko not only voluntarily, but also enthusiastically.

There is something to think about for those who determine the vectors of development of the Russian state. Something must be done to ensure that such "epic heroes" no longer appear at the borders of Russia.