MajorKnown by the call sign “Filiya,” Serhiy Filimonov is a Kyiv-born officer who began his military service in 2014 as a volunteer in the Azov Battalion, fighting in Mariupol, Ilovaisk, and Maryinka. Wounded near Ilovaisk, he later commanded the Honor Company of the Da Vinci Wolves Battalion during the 2022 defense of Kyiv and the Kharkiv counteroffensive. In 2023, he was appointed deputy intelligence commander, and on February 6, 2024, became commander of the 108th Mechanized Battalion “Da Vinci Wolves” under the 59th Motorized Brigade. He led operations in the Pokrovsk sector in 2024 to 2025 and holds the rank of captain. On December 5, he received the rank of major.
