Valeriy Hudz
Valery Fedorovich Gudz (Ukrainian: Гудзь Валерій Федорович; 12 February 1971 – 12 March 2022) was a Ukrainian serviceman, Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, commander of the 24th Mechanized Brigade (2017–2020).[1] Participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war: fought in sector "D" on the border war with Russia, in the area of Volnovakha and Avdiivka. He died during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Luhansk region. He was awarded Hero of Ukraine posthumously.[2][3][4]
Gudz Valery Fedorovich | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Гудзь Валерій Федорович |
| Birth name | Valeriy Fedorovich Gudz |
| Born | 12 February 1971 Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast,Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 12 March 2022 (aged 51) Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Service/ |  Ukrainian Army |
| Years of service | 1991–2001 2014–2022 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 24th Mechanized Brigade, 72nd Mechanized Brigade |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |  Order of the Gold Star (posthumously) |
References
- "В бою на Луганщині загинув екскомандир 24-ї бригади зі Львівщини". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 13 March 2022.
- "Бориспільці провели на вітчизняну війну своїх земляків". Borispil Market Newspaper (in Ukrainian). 28 August 2014.
- ""Він вискочив на танк і заявив, що приймає командування на себе". Спогади про полковника Валерія Гудзя, який загинув на Луганщині". Express Online (in Ukrainian). 4 April 2022.
- "Family and fellow soldiers bid farewell to heroic colonel Gudz killed in Donbas". Kyiv Independent. 16 March 2022.
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