Serhii V. Melnyk

Born on September 6, 1974, in the village of Topolyne, Vysokopillia District, Kherson Oblast. Completed 8 grades of secondary school in the urban-type settlement of Vysokopillia, Kherson Oblast, then attended a vocational school (now a vocational agricultural lyceum) in the urban-type settlement of Arkhangelske, Vysokopillia District. Worked as a tractor driver in the collective farm named after T.G. Shevchenko. Served mandatory military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Resided in the village of Knyazivka, Vysokopillia District, Kherson Oblast. On August 5, 2015, he was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Served as a commander of a repair section for tracked vehicles in the 128th Separate Mountain Infantry Brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military unit A1778 (field post V4673), city of Mukacheve, Zakarpattia Oblast). Participated in the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. On March 22, 2016, around 20:20, Sergeant Melnyk was killed during shelling from artillery systems at a company stronghold in the area of the village of Opytne, Yasynuvata District, Donetsk Oblast. On March 25, 2016, he was buried in the cemetery of the village of Knyazivka, Vysokopillia District, Kherson Oblast.