KHARKIV, UKRAINE, March 11 – Russian troops attacked Kharkiv military garrison chief Serhiy Marsel Melnyk, he posted on his Telegram channel.

“Despite the occupiers’ attempts to assassinate me during a working trip to Kharkiv region a few weeks ago, I am in the ranks and together with the Defense Forces we are working to bring victory closer,” he said.

The last message in the Telegram channel from Serhiy Melnyk before the attack was dated February 17.

In 2019, he was stationed in the ATO/JFO area as a legal advisor to the commander of the “North” operational and tactical group. In August 2021, he was appointed Chief of the Kharkiv Garrison. Since September 2022, he has also been acting commander of the Kharkiv tactical group. Participant in hostilities. On March 4, 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi promoted Melnyk to Brigadier General of Justice. His call sign is Marsel.

Consequences of the Russian attack on Serhiy Melnyk / Photo: t.me/generalmarsel

Serhiy Melnyk is a Ukrainian military officer, Brigadier General of Justice (2022). Since 2022, he has served as the head of the Kharkiv garrison; since September 2022, he has been the head of the Kharkiv Defense Forces. He was born on July 12, 1977 in Khmilnyk, Vinnytsia region. He graduated from the Yaroslav the Wise National Law Academy. He served in various positions in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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