Serhii M. Shershak (Sherkhan)

Sergiy Mykolayovych Shershak was born on April 14, 1965, in the village of Chernecha Sloboda, Buryn district, Sumy region. From 1972 to 1982, he studied at the Cherneche-Slobidska school, where he received a complete secondary education. From October 1982 to April 1983, he studied at the DOSAAF driving school, obtaining the specialty of driver-electromechanic. On April 17, 1983, he was drafted into the military service. From April 25, 1983, he served as a driver in military unit 95843, and from February 21, 1984, he was the deputy platoon commander in military unit 95843. On April 18, 1985, he was assigned to military service, holding the position of head of the oxygen charging station in military unit 95843. From April 12, 1991, he was the head of the maintenance point of the 313th MSP in military unit 26045. From December 28, 1992, to October 10, 1993, he was a cadet at the sergeant school of military unit 28651, specializing as a "Platoon Commander for the Repair of RAO Means." From March 20, 1997, to December 5, 2003, he served in military unit A 1671 in the positions of head of P-246 and senior technician of the TLF center. He served in the communications regiment in Rivne, from where he was discharged to the reserve on November 18, 2003. He arrived in the ATO zone, particularly in the Donetsk region, in 2017. He served in a drone unit engaged in reconnaissance, where he was the chief sergeant of the platoon.