Serhii Merchuk, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, is constantly drawn to the front, he goes there, but his responsibility is half a thousand people and ensuring law and order here at home. Because he manages the Patrol Police in the Rivne region.

About his front of work, his attitude to death and what victory would mean to him – see further in the interview “Before Dawn”.

Captain, chief of the Patrol Police in the Rivne region

31 years old, originally from Volyn. He graduated from the lyceum with enhanced military physical training. He received his higher education in Chernihiv, a lawyer by profession. From his student years, he headed the branch of the youth organization “National Alliance”. Commandant of camps for orphans of the New Generation Foundation and the HelpUsHelpTheChildren project.

An active participant in the Revolution of Dignity, a member of the 35th Self-Defense Force of the Volyn Sich Maidan.
With the beginning of the war in 2014, he joined the Azov Special Forces Regiment as a volunteer.

In 2015, he became a patrol police officer, worked in Lutsk, Kyiv, and now he is the head of the Patrol Police Department in the Rivne region.

The project “Small steps to a big victory” of the Volyn Foundation is implemented within the framework of the Publicity for Democratization project with the assistance of the European Union, which is implemented by the Institute of Economic Research and Political Consultations.

Our partners: Gromadske.Volyn, District. Lutsk, Power of truth, t1.ua – Your portal, Insider Media – news from Lutsk and Volyn, Volyn news service, channel 12.

Thank you for the location of the Cultural and Art Center “Krasne”.

Filming and editing: Oleksandr Sloboda
Interviewer: Maria Domanska