Serhiy Kotenko
Serhiy Kotenko (1967, Haisyn, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine — March 9, 2022, near Zaporizhia, Ukraine) was a Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participant in the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian war. Hero of Ukraine (March 16, 2022, posthumously). Head of Haisyn District State Administration (2014-2015) and Commander of the 9th SMIB. Biography. Serhiy Kotenko was born in Haisyn, Vinnytsia Oblast. He graduated from Kamianets-Podilskyi Higher Military Engineering Command School. He served in the army for 22 years. In 2014–2015, he headed the Haisyn Regional State Administration, and later returned to military service. Commander of the 9th Separate Motorized  Infantry Battalion "Vinnytsa Scythians". From February 24, 2022, he took part in the Russian-Ukrainian war. He died on March 9, 2022, in a battle with Russian forces near Zaporozhia. He was buried on March 11 in the town of Haisyn, Vinnytsia region. Two days earlier, his brother Oleksandr Kotenko, serving in the Aidar Battalion, was killed in action near Mykolaiv.