Oleksandr Pavlyuk
Oleksandr Oleksiyovych Pavlyuk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олексійович Павлюк; born 20 August 1970) is a Ukrainian General. He was a participant of the War in Donbas and is currently engaged in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
Oleksandr Pavlyuk | |
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 Oleksandr Pavlyuk in December, 2021 | |
| Born | Oleksandr Oleksiyovych Pavlyuk 20 August 1970[1] |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
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| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Years of service | 1991-present |
| Rank | _%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lieutenant General |
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Biography
Pavlyuk was the commander of the Ukrainian peacekeeping forces in Kosovo from 2006 to 2007. He then commanded Operational Command West from 2017 to 2020, before being appointed as Commander of the training of the Land Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2020.[2]
On July 28, 2021, he was appointed the Commander of the Joint Forces. A command he held until 15 March 2022, when he was appointed commander of the “Kyiv Regional Military Administration”.[3]
On 3 March 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy conferred the title of "Hero of Ukraine" to Pavlyuk, citing his "personal courage and heroism", significantly contributing to the "protection of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine".[4] He was previously awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky II class.[5]
References
- ПАВЛЮК Олександр Олексійович [PAVLYUK Oleksandr Oleksiiovych] (in Ukrainian). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- "The JF Commander Oleksandr Pavliuk: When we put our flags at the border, this will be a victory". USCC. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- "Zelensky appoints Pavliuk as Kyiv regional administration head, Moskaliov as JFO commander". Interfax-Ukraine. 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №107/2022 [DECISION OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE No. 107/2022] (in Ukrainian). 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №538/2016 [DECISION OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE No. 538/2016] (in Ukrainian). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
