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“MISHANIA”

Zharkov Mykhailo Valeriiovych

05.12.1994 – 22.01.2024

Captain, Deputy Commander of the 3rd Special Purpose Company (on armored personnel carriers) for personnel of the 1st Special Purpose Battalion of the 12th Brigade “Azov”, Military Unit 3057.

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Biography:

During his military service, he received the following awards: the Order “For Courage”, 3rd Class; the breast badge “Silver Cross”; the badge “For Merits to the City”, 3rd Class. Posthumously, he was awarded the Order “For Courage”, 2nd Class. He was also posthumously awarded the next military rank — Major.

In 2017, he joined the ranks of “Azov”. He served at Vodiane, on the Svitlodarsk Bulge, and in Shyrokyne. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, he defended Mariupol. Later, he continued the fight on the territory of the besieged “Azovstal” plant. On 20 May 2022, he entered CAPTIVITY.

He returned to Ukraine on 21 September 2022. After medical treatment and psychological rehabilitation, he returned to military service. He served on the Zaporizhzhia direction, and later near Kreminna in Luhansk region.

On 22 January 2024, he sustained an injury incompatible with life.

During his military service, he received the following awards: the Order “For Courage”, 3rd Class; the breast badge “Silver Cross”; the badge “For Merits to the City”, 3rd Class. Posthumously, he was awarded the Order “For Courage”, 2nd Class. He was also posthumously awarded the next military rank — Major. In 2017, he joined the ranks of “Azov”. He served at Vodiane, on the Svitlodarsk Bulge, and in Shyrokyne. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, he defended Mariupol. Later, he continued the fight on the territory of the besieged “Azovstal” plant. On 20 May 2022, he entered CAPTIVITY. He returned to Ukraine on 21 September 2022. After medical treatment and psychological rehabilitation, he returned to military service. He served on the Zaporizhzhia direction, and later near Kreminna in Luhansk region. On 22 January 2024, he sustained an injury incompatible with life.
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