settlements of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The head of the search operations was Alexander Polyak, who would later become mayor of Zaporizhzhia. On July 17, 1987, Sergeev was found near the state-run farm Mokryanka, and was finally detained near the village of Krinichka. He attempted to resist arrest by throwing a knife at police, but an officer shot him in the leg and he was taken into custody. Trial and execution Sergeev attempted an insanity plea, bolstering his case by killing another prisoner. Despite this attempt, he was sentenced to death and subsequently executed by firing squad in 1989. References External links Akbash: "The killer Sergey Sergeev: how it was". Retro Zaporozhye. Accessed on March 15, 2013 "The investigationed was conducted... with Leonid Kanevsky" - episode "Notes of the Obsessed" (2013) People executed for murder People executed by the Soviet Union by firearm 1964 births Soviet spree killers Ukrainian spree killers 1989 deaths Executed spree killers People convicted of murder by the Soviet Union