Mykhalyk received a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Kiev Polytechnic Institute and then gained employment in a number of occupations such as, metal working, design engineering, sports tourism, building and civil service.
In 1987, Mykhaylyk entered a career in journalism. By 1991, he had been published. Mykaylyk also gained employment as a television reporter, presenter on television and film, cameraman and director. At the Eco-Ukraine Association, Mykhaylyk became editor-in-chief of the television program, Zelena Studia. At the Chernobyl Information Agency, he became the author and presenter of the television program, Nadzvychaina sytuatsia. He also took the role of editor-in-chief of the television broadcasts of Verkhovna Rada.
In February 2001, Mykhaylyk travelled to India to cover the Gujarat earthquake. He was embedded with a Ukrainian mobile hospital where he worked as a reporter, cameramen, photographer and rescuer.
In November and December 2004, Mykhaylyk led a team filming events in the Ukrainian parliament. His work was broadcast as a daily program called No Comments which was part of the Parliamentary record on R.A.D.A., the Ukrainian parliament television channel.
Mykhaylyk also reported many items relating to consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe. One item, for example, was the history and use of the Chernobyl shelter which he documented in the film The Den for a Nuclear Beast.
Awards
2001: Ukraine Ministry of Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection award, second class, for courage in an emergency (the Chernobyl disaster).
