Alexander Lepetchenko

Alexander Lepetchenko (Ukrainian: Александр Лепетченко, 1890-January 1920) was an adjutant of Nestor Makhno; brother of Ivan, Pavel, and Maria Lepetchenko; and son of police constable Savelya Lepetchenko.

Alexander became an anarchist communist in 1907. He joined the Gulyai Polye Anarchist Communist Group in 1917. He led detachments against the Austro-German invaders and was the first commander of the Black Guard in the region.

Death

He got shot by the Red Army when it occupied Huliai-pole, and died from his injuries in the spring of 1920.