--- title: "MasterChef Winner Pavlo Servetnyk Announces Death of His Brother at the Front: Defender Was 37 Years Old" description: "MasterChef. Professionals winner Pavlo Servetnyk announced the death of his brother Maksym at the front, who was 37 years old. The chef spoke about his service and asked for help for the child left without a father." date: 2026-10-29T13:40:21.167Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/masterchef-winner-pavlo-servetnyk-brother-death tags: [mastershef, pavel-servetnik, ukraine-war, kherson, celebrity-news] author: "Marina Slivenko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # MasterChef Winner Pavlo Servetnyk Announces Death of His Brother at the Front: Defender Was 37 Years Old ![MasterChef winner Pavlo Servetnyk in a white chef coat alongside military personnel](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/29/pavel-servetnik-rasskazal-o-gibeli-brata-na-fronte/pavel-servetnik-rasskazal-o-gibeli-brata-na-fronte-1.webp) ## Key Points - Pavlo Servetnyk, winner of the first season of “MasterChef. Professionals” (2019), announced on Instagram the death of his brother Maksym at the front. - Maksym was 37 years old; he voluntarily joined the army after the liberation of Kherson and survived wounds, concussions, and clinical death. - For his courage, the defender was awarded breastplates. - The deceased left behind a young child who now lives with his grandmother and grandfather; Pavlo opened a fundraiser to help the family. Pavlo Servetnyk, winner of the first season of the culinary show “MasterChef. Professionals” (2019), announced on Instagram the death of his brother Maksym, who died at the front at the age of 37. In a video message, speaking with tears in his eyes, the chef spoke about the defender's service and appealed to subscribers with a request to help the young child left without a father. ### How Maksym Joined the Defense of the Country According to Pavlo, his brother decided to join the military on his own and went to the enlistment office immediately after the liberation of his native Kherson from occupation. Over the years of service, Maksym survived numerous injuries, wounds, and concussions, and at one point even clinical death. Despite everything he went through, he returned to service and continued to defend Ukraine. ### Awards and Personal Tragedy For courage and bravery on the battlefield, Maksym received awards: “He has a breastplate for courage, and not just one,” Pavlo said. At the end of the appeal, the chef dedicated words of gratitude to his brother: “My brother has died. He was 37 years old. He has a young child left, who lives with his grandfather and grandmother. Thank you, Max, for everything.” ### Help for the Family After Maksym’s death, his young child was left without a father and is currently staying with his grandmother and grandfather. Pavlo launched a fundraiser and appealed to caring people with a request to support the family if they have such an opportunity. ### The Path of the Chef from Kherson Pavlo Servetnyk was born in Kherson and became famous in 2019 after winning the first season of “MasterChef. Professionals.” After the start of the full-scale invasion, he stayed in his hometown and during the occupation helped local residents: along with his team, he baked bread, which he distributed to people for free. Later, Servetnyk moved to the USA, where he continues to cook and develop his own projects. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Победитель "МастерШеф" Павел Серветник рассказал о гибели брата: защитнику было 37 лет](https://styler.rbc.ua/ukr/people/peremozhets-mastershef-pavlo-servetnik-rozpoviv-1793279584.html) - Primary source: Instagram announcement, age 37, service after the liberation of Kherson, wounds and clinical death, breastplates, child living with grandmother and grandfather, chef's biography. - ["Спасибо тебе за всё": победитель "МастерШеф" сообщил о гибели брата на войне](https://www.unian.net/lite/stars/mastershef-pobeditel-shou-rasskazal-o-gibeli-brata-na-fronte-13543590.html) - Confirms age 37, voluntary enlistment after the liberation of Kherson, wounds/concussions/clinical death, awards; circumstances of death are not disclosed. - [Видео: У победителя шоу «МастерШеф» Павла Серветника погиб брат на фронте](https://ua.news/ru/znamenitosti/video-u-peremozhtsia-mastershef-pavla-servetnika-zaginuv-brat-na-fronti) - Adds the fact of opening a fundraiser (Monobank) and a quote from the appeal; confirms age and the child living with grandmother and grandfather. - [Победитель "МастерШеф. Профессионалы" потерял брата на фронте: "Остался ребенок"](https://stars.glavred.info/pobeditel-mastershef-professionaly-poteryal-brata-na-fronte-ostalsya-rebenok-10807904.html) - Confirms the fact of brother Maksym's death, age 37, and the remaining child. ## FAQ ### Who is Pavlo Servetnyk? A Ukrainian chef from Kherson, winner of the first season of the culinary show “MasterChef. Professionals” in 2019. After the start of the full-scale invasion, he helped residents of Kherson during the occupation, later moving to the USA. ### How old was Maksym, the deceased brother? 37 years old. ### Where is the deceased's child now? Maksym's young child lives with his grandmother and grandfather. ### What did Pavlo Servetnyk do after his brother's death? He published a video message on Instagram, talked about Maksym's service, and opened a fundraiser to help the child left without a father.