Oleksiy Novakivskyi from the Balakliya community was killed on December 28, 2024, near Vozdvizhenka, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region, while performing military service duties. He had been considered missing under special circumstances for over a year and a half. Novakivskyi was born in the village of Husarivka on January 18, 1982.

Before the full-scale invasion, Novakivskyi worked in the furniture company "Viyar" and had been married for 16 years. He joined the war as a volunteer a month after the full-scale invasion began, serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and performing combat missions, particularly in the Pokrovsky direction. He is survived by his wife, mother, brother, and sister.