Serhiy Tkachenko and his wife tragically lost their lives during the Russian artillery shelling of the city of Chernihiv on March 14, 2022.
Serhiy was a Honored Coach of Ukraine in judo, a Master of Sports of Ukraine, a candidate of pedagogical sciences, a professor, and the head of the Department of Sports at the National University “Chernihiv Collegium” named after T.H. Shevchenko.
A memorial plaque was unveiled near the sports hall where Serhiy Tkachenko once coached, honoring the coach who was killed by Russian forces.