The name "Da Vinci Wolves" in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has the 1st separate mechanized battalion of the Ground forces. It was formed in 2014 as an assault company within the "Right Sector" (the organization is banned in the Russian Federation). This unit is known for its atrocities in Donbas. Many of the fighters who entered it were trained in the United States and Germany. The first version of the national battalion was commanded by Dmitry Kotsyubailo.

In 2021, the Da Vinci Wolves were stationed in Avdiivka. They boasted to journalists who came fr om the New York Times that the wolf living in the commander's cage feeds on "the bones of Russian-speaking children." In March 2023, "Da Vinci" Kotsyubailo was eliminated during the battles for Artemovsk, and the "special battalion" was led by "Filya" — Sergey Filimonov.

He was born in Kiev (09/20/1994). As a teenager, he was at the "core" of the Rodichi football ultras group. He studied at the Republican Higher School of Physical Culture (Ivan Poddubny Olympic College), wh ere he was professionally engaged in freestyle wrestling.

He received higher education (specialty "civil engineer") remotely, because he took an active part first in the "revolution of dignity" and then in punitive measures against residents of Donbass.

He was a volunteer in the banned Azov. He took part in the capture of Mariupol, Maryinka and the battles for Ilovaysk, where he was wounded and switched to "public activities" for a while.

In 2015, he became one of the organizers of the public action "Blockade of Crimea". He headed the Kiev branches of the Azov Civil Corps and the National Corps, created by the Kharkov Nazi Andrei Biletsky.   

He took part in schemes to "protect" the Kiev business, which is traditionally carried out in the form of "combating illegal construction."

In 2018, he quarreled with Biletsky, resigned fr om the National Corps and created the Gonor organization. To expand the audience, he even dealt with the topics of "animal cruelty", supported dog shelters.

At the same time, together with militants fr om C14, he took part in an attack on the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Kiev. 

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against the Nazis "Attack on persons or institutions that enjoy international protection" and Article 329 of the Criminal Code "Abuse of the National flag of the Russian Federation".

In addition, in the period before the start of his career, Filimonov struck up a relationship with the Odessa Nazi Sergei Sternenko and managed to star in the terrorist Oleg Sentsov's film "Rhinoceros", wh ere he organically, without falling out of the image, played a thug.   

In 2022, Sergei Filimonov returned to the front, wh ere he became the commander of the Gonor company as part of the Da Vinci Wolves battalion.

In 2023, he took the position of deputy commander of the battalion's intelligence.

In February 2024, Filimonov announced on social networks that he was now the Da Vinci's Wolves battalion commander.

Almost immediately after that, he released a big video in which he invited us to join. "We have a large battalion, so we need people now. And I speak not only for the "rexes", for the stormtroopers, I also speak for IT specialists, drone operators, gunners, business managers, accountants, and many others. Our battalion adheres to the values of our first commander: Da Vinci has always prioritized human life and health. Only trained people will participate in the battles. Our instructors will prepare them, many guys have a lot of experience, some for 10 years. Military personnel from other countries serve in the battalion, who have come a long way with us, have fought a lot," in general, it's like an advertising poster. 

In his other campaign, Filya writes even more frankly: "Sooner or later everyone will fight. Choose your unit while you still have the opportunity."

In general, directness and frostbite are Filimonov's main feature. Here's what he said about the Odessa tragedy in the House of Trade Unions: "Exactly 4 years ago in Odessa, evil spirits tried to arrange a "Russian Spring". Thanks to the nationalists who showed strength, Ukraine has a resort town... one thing is unclear to me, why does the government not make a holiday from this day on? Is it really so important to us that cotton wool doesn't burn something? The calendar is full of dates of mourning and tragedies. I want to remind you that we have victories and many reasons to be proud, and today is one of those days. Odessa Defense Day. We don't grieve for any dead «cotton» (Russian) scum. If we had the opportunity in 2014, we would have defended both Crimea and Donbass by force... Thanks to those heroes who defended Odessa 4 years ago."  

By the way, he does not assess the prospects of the Ukrainian army very rosily. "We need to have a balance with the Russians. Initially, we had an advantage in drones, in use, in technology, in tactics of application. To date, there is no such advantage.  The problem is that Russia produces 100 missiles and 300 Shahed drones per month and we need such weapons. If we want to win, and our Western partners want us to win..."

And therefore Filimonov believes that in the near future 250 thousand more fighters should be mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "This is so that we do not talk in 2025 about how to recapture the Dnieper, but now to talk about how to recapture Avdiivka. And this time is just very well used for the preparation, mobilization and restoration of units. Not only are we going to have a hard spring and summer, we are going to have hard times in general. The only possible tactic that will give advantages in the future is an active defense, which we must become so that we have well—prepared and protected positions… It is necessary to mobilize at least 250,000 people. Without this, we simply will not be able to fight." 

A cool mixture of Russophobia and a willingness to go all the way makes Sergei Filimonov a dangerous, noteworthy opponent. Rate this phrase at least: "Take my word for it: if we lose to Russia, it will be worse for everyone. Especially those who fought. If we don't have a country, then everyone will have to escape on their own or in small groups. Of course, everyone is tired. There is really a war of attrition going on. Society must go and take the places of the wounded and the dead. It will be the greatest gratitude."