Serhii Sternenko

Serhii Viacheslavovych Sternenko (; born 20 March 1995) is a Ukrainian activist, lawyer, and YouTuber. As of 2025, his YouTube channel has over 2.03 million subscribers. He is the head of the non-government organization Nebayduzhi (), one of the founders of the People's Lustration, and a former board member and head of the Odesa regional branch of Right Sector, a coalition of Right-wing groups that includes ultranationalist and far-right elements. He was an active participant in the Revolution of Dignity, including the 2014 Odesa clashes.

Sternenko was the target of four assassination attempts. In 2018, he became visible in the media after the third attempt. It is believed that the "manhunt" was organized by supporters of pro-Russian groups and their sympathizers. During the incident, one of the two attackers died and the second fled abroad. As a result, Sternenko has been accused of exceeding the limits of self-defence. The police formally charged him with premeditated murder and possession of weapons without permit. However, Andrii Radionov, the senior prosecutor in the case, refused to sign the charges, claiming that the case and the evidence in the case are biased and do not comply with the legislation of Ukraine.

The case against Sternenko received considerable media attention and prompted hundreds of activists to gather near the court building in support of Sternenko. Hundreds of security officers were called upon to restrain the people.

Early life and Euromaidan

Sternenko is a native of the village of , located on the banks of Dniester Estuary near Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. Serhii's father is a former border guard, his mother is a teacher. Prior to 2014, he was a social media pr manager and tried to start a career as a hip hop artist.

In June 2016, he graduated from the majoring in "Jurisprudence", as a junior specialist in law. He then started working as a legal consultant at the company "Оскар Т". In 2019, he graduated from the Odesa Mechnykov National University, majoring in "Jurisprudence". In 2022, he graduated from the master's degree at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, majoring in International Law. He also practices judo. He lived in Odesa, but after a series of attempts on his life, he moved to Kyiv.

Sternenko was an active participant in the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and is one of the founders of the Lustration in Ukraine. He is also a civil activist and lawyer, and served as the head of the non-government organization Nebayduzhi and as a former board member and head of the Odesa regional branch of the Right Sector. His participation in the Euromaidan movement began in January 2014 in Odesa. Later, he traveled to Kyiv, where he was present on Hrushevsky Street during the riots and police shootings on February 20, 2014. After the establishment of "Right Sector" in Odesa on February 5, 2014, on March 22 of the same year, he was appointed to head the regional branch of the organization. During the 2014 Odesa clashes, he was said to have personally saved two people from the burning House of Trade Unions building. He was also one of the organizers of the so-called " trash lustration". On September 30, 2014, he participated, along with other activists of the Right Sector, Automaidan, Euromaidan, and Self-Defense, in the "trash lustration" of Nestor Shufrych, who came to Odesa for a meeting of the "Opposition Bloc" party. Nestor Shufrych tried to run away, which caused a scuffle, as a result of which the deputy received injuries.

Sternenko took part in many other activities in Odesa during this time, including: shutting off spice drug trafficking circles in Odesa by Right Sector, the disruption of the concerts of Ani Lorak and Svitlana Loboda

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