A 31-year-old fighter from Mykolaiv died in the war

The Ukrainian sports family suffered another loss. On January 4, 2026, Serhiy Shumilov, a Greco-Roman wrestling student of the integrated children’s and youth school No. 1 in the city of Mykolaiv, died while defending the independence of Ukraine.

Serhii Shumilov was born in 1994 in Mykolaiv. He is a repeated winner and prize-winner of all-Ukrainian and international competitions, a candidate for master of sports, a graduate of the Mykolaiv Higher School of Physical Culture.

With the beginning of a full-scale war, Serhii changed his wrestling leotard to a military uniform. Until his last breath, the soldier remained faithful to his oath, giving the most valuable thing for our freedom – his life.

Serhii Shumilov is survived by his mother and a small son, who will now grow up without a father.

Assistance to Serhiy’s family:
Mother’s card (L. Shumilova) – 4149 4975 0382 3413

According to data from open sources, Serhii Shumilov became at least the 12th representative of the Greco-Roman struggle who gave his life in this Russian-Ukrainian war. In particular, Dmytro Shpak, Roman Kruhovskyi, Artem Osin, Yurii Balanchuk, Vitaly Lychmanenko, Vitaly Bolyukh, Oleksiy Popovych, Roman Stashchenko and Andriy Yaremenko were involved in the struggle for the will of Ukraine.