Sergei Nikolayevich Zhurikov (Russian: Сергей Николаевич Журиков; 21 November 1980 – 2 May 2014) was a commander^[1] of the Donbas People's Militia in the secessionist Donetsk People's Republic during the war in Donbas. He was killed in the siege of Sloviansk fighting against Ukrainian government forces.

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Sergei Nikolayevich Zhurikov
Native name	Сергей Николаевич Журиков
Born	(1980-11-21)21 November 1980 Sevastopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	2 May 2014(2014-05-02) (aged 33) Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Allegiance	Donetsk People's Republic
Service/branch	Donbas People's Militia
Battles/wars	Russo-Ukrainian war War in Donbas Siege of Sloviansk †

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Zhurikov was born in Sevastopol (Crimea) on November 21, 1980. Before the Russo-Ukrainian War he served as a sacristan in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.^[2]

During the Russo-Ukrainian War he joined separatist forces under the nom de guerre "Romashka" ("Daisy"),^[3] and became one of the leaders of Sloviansk militia.

During the early morning on 2 May 2014, Ukrainian government forces launched a large-scale operation to retake the city of Sloviansk, starting the second offensive.^[4] During the fighting in the center of Sloviansk Sergei Zhurikov was shot by a sniper of the Ukrainian army in May 2, 2014. After death he was buried in Seredyna-Buda, Sumy Oblast of Ukraine.^[5][6]

Russian poet Ivan Belokrylov [ru] dedicated a poem to Sergei Zhurikov called "Ballad of a Sexton".^[7]

• Igor Strelkov – main leader of the separatist forces in Donbas.
• Arsen Pavlov – another leader of separatist forces in Slavyansk, who replaced Sergei Zhurikov after his death.