36-year-old Serhii Chernoivan — Skelia

Date 20.12.2025

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36-year-old Serhii Chernoivan died during training in the Skelia regiment. Babel gives purulent pleuropulmonary inflammation as the cause of death.

Chronology

He joined the regiment on 1 December.
He died on 20 December.
Babel gives purulent pleuropulmonary inflammation as the cause of death.
Babel does not print the year on this roster line. The 23 June 2026 article places the dates in the period from late autumn 2025 through spring 2026.

Accounts

Babel's roster

Babel gives purulent pleuropulmonary inflammation as the cause of death.

Sources