Maksym R. Mykhailov (Nepyipyvo)

Mikhailov Maksym Ruslanovich (call sign "Nepypyvo") was born on August 24, 1990, in Vasylkiv, Kyiv Oblast. His father was an aviation technician who worked at the Boryspil Airport and previously served in the bomber division of Major General Dzhokhar Dudayev in Tartu. His mother was an engineer at a telephone exchange. In 2010, he graduated from the Vasylkiv College of the Aviation University with a specialty in "Radioelectronic Aircraft Maintenance." He enrolled at the Drahomanov Pedagogical University but was expelled after two years due to poor academic performance. He was an active participant in the pipe-smoking movement in Ukraine, taking part in open championships for slow pipe smoking and other events organized by the Ukrainian Association of Pipe Clubs. He was a participant in the Revolution of Dignity, the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), and the Russian-Ukrainian war. He served in the Jesus Christ Company and then the Virgin Mary Company. He worked as an operator and journalist for the YouTube channel "Worldwide Brovary Television." He was killed on December 25, 2022, during the performance of a combat mission in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, along with his comrades. According to preliminary information, the group died after their vehicle hit a minefield. According to another report, the group died in battle. According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR), "Nepypyvo, Svyatosha, Tarasiy, and Apollon refused to surrender to Russian troops, took up a circular defense, and heroically accepted their last battle on December 25, 2022." On February 22, 2023, the "Brotherhood" battalion reported the return of the bodies of four fighters who had died on enemy territory. On March 7, 2023, a funeral service for the fallen was held at the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, followed by a farewell ceremony at Independence Square. Maksym Mikhailov was buried at the Baikove Cemetery.