Senior Warrant Officer Serhii Terekhov passed away on January 16, 2020, in a hospital as a result of wounds sustained while carrying out a combat mission near Avdiivka. He was 47 years old.
The defender was born in Sloviansk. He graduated from Secondary School No. 10, continued his studies at the Sloviansk Energy Construction Professional College, and received higher education at the Sloviansk State Pedagogical Institute. He served in the special court police battalion “Hryfon” as commander of the second unit.
In October 2017, he joined the Military Law Enforcement Service of Ukraine. He served as the senior non-commissioned officer of the guardhouse of the security department of patrol and guard service, investigation, and operations of the Military Law Enforcement Service in the garrison. In early 2020, he took part in the Joint Forces Operation near Avdiivka.
The defender was laid to rest in the city of Lyman.
Serhii is survived by his wife and two daughters.
At 9:00 a.m. — a nationwide moment of silence. The Donetsk Regional Military Administration and the Heroes’ Memorial platform honor fallen defenders from Donetsk region.