Born on March 21, 1987 in the city of Kharkiv. In 2002, he graduated from the 165th comprehensive school of the city of Kharkiv. In 2002, he moved with his family to the city of Chuguiv. In 2005, he graduated from the Chuguiv Agrarian Lyceum, receiving a specialty as a cook. Living in the city of Chuguiv and the village of Kochetok, Mikhail worked in private and state institutions and enterprises. During this time, he mastered the professions of a locksmith and tinsmith. For some time he worked as a security guard.
He was called up for military service upon mobilization on 06.12.2024 by the Kupyansky RTCC and SP of the Kharkiv region. He served in the 47th separate mechanized brigade "Magura" (vch A 4699) as a rifleman - assistant grenade launcher of the 3rd mechanized detachment of the 2nd mechanized platoon of the 9th mechanized company of the 3rd mechanized battalion. Since October 2024, the brigade was transferred to Kurshchyna.
Mikhail is survived by his mother, Lyudmila Viktorovna Pavlova, who lives in the city of Chuguiv.
Circumstances of death:
In March 2025, one of the units where Mikhail Pavlov served, performing tasks to defend positions from the occupiers in the Kursk region, was transferred to perform a combat mission in the Belgorod direction. On March 24, 2025, while performing a combat mission near the settlement of Demydivka, Belgorod region (Russian Federation), Mikhail received shrapnel wounds to both lower limbs. He died from shrapnel injuries received as a result of the explosions.
On April 1, 2025, the Chuhuiv community paid its last respects to its defender – soldier Pavlov Mykhailo Serhiyovych, who died defending Ukraine.
Mikhail Pavlov was buried at the city cemetery in the city of Chuguev on the Alley of Memory with military honors.