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Mykola Oleshchuk

Mykola Oleshchuk

Ukrainian general (born 1979)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mykolaiovych and the family name is Oleshchuk.

Mykola Mykolaiovych Oleshchuk (Ukrainian: Микола Миколайович Олещук; born 25 May 1972) is a Ukrainian three-star general who has served as the Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force since 9 August 2021.

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Biography

He was born in Lutsk on 25 May 1972.

He graduated from the Zhytomyr Radio-Technical Institute [uk] in 1994. In 2004, he graduated from Kharkiv National University with distinction and in 2010, he graduated from the Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine. During his service in the Ukrainian Air Force, he specialized on the S-300 missile system.[2]

He was appointed commander of the Ukrainian Air Force on 9 August 2021.[1]

On 14 October 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant general.[3]

Awards

On 26 April 2022 was awarded the third class Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.[4]

On 14 October 2022 Oleshchuk was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine by President of Ukraine.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "New commanders of Air Assault Forces and Air Force presented". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Mykola Oleschuk". Ministry of Defence (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 537/2021". President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. [4]
    Decree of the President of Ukraine from 26 квітня 2022 year № 281/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
  5. [5]
    Decree of the President of Ukraine from 14 жовтня 2022 year № 715/2022 «Про присвоєння М.Олещуку звання Герой України» (in Ukrainian)

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