Serhii Korol | |
Native Name: | Сергій Володимирович Король |
Native Name Lang: | UKR |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1970 |
Birth Place: | Ternopil, Ukrainian SSR |
Death Place: | near the village of Masiutivka, Kharkiv Oblast |
Nickname: | Makhno |
Rank: | Captain |
Unit: | 105th Territorial Defense Brigade |
Battles: | |
Awards: | Order of the Gold Star (posthumously) |
Serhii Korol (Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Король; October 1, 1970, Ternopil — February 24, 2023, near the village of Masiutivka, Kharkiv Oblast) was a Ukrainian soldier, captain of the 105th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Hero of Ukraine (2023).
Serhii Korol was born on October 1, 1970, in Ternopil.
In the 1990s, he began his service in the National Guard of Ukraine. Later he was an entrepreneur.
In 2014, as a volunteer, he took part in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
With the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, he returned to the frontline. He was the commander of the 2nd company of the 83rd battalion of the 105th Territorial Defense Brigade.[1] He died on February 24, 2023, near the village of Masiutivka, Kharkiv region.[2]
He was buried on February 27, 2023, in the Alley of Heroes of the Mykulynets Cemetery in Ternopil.[3]
He is survived by his father and sister.