Oleh Honcharuk
Oleh Honchatuk | |
|---|---|
| Олег Гончарук | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oleh Mykolaiovych Honcharuk 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Branch/service | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Awards | |
Oleh Mykolaiovych Honcharuk (Ukrainian: Олег Миколайович Гончарук, born 1983[1]) is a Ukrainian soldier, colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Hero of Ukraine (2022).
Biography[edit]
As of 2017, he held the position of First Deputy Chief of Staff of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade. As of 2018, he was the acting brigade commander.[2] From 19 November 2019, to 11 September 2022, he was the commander of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade.
Together with the brigade, Honcharuk took part in the Joint Forces Operation in Donbas, in particular in the battles for Stanytsia Luhanska, and in the first months of the full-scale war he held the defense on the eastern and southeastern directions, in particular in Mykolaiv Oblast. Since the end of the summer of 2022, the 128th Brigade participated in the liberation of the Kherson Oblast.[1]
Awards[edit]
- the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star (14 October 2022)[3]
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 1st class (2022)[4]
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 2nd class (2022)[5]
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 3rd class (2021)[6]
- Order for Courage, 3rd class (2018)[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Генерали перемоги. НВ називає 25 найвпливовіших українських військових". nv.ua. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Героям Слава: Закарпаття вшанувало пам'ять бійців, полеглих в Дебальцевському котлі (фото) Archived 2022-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, Мукачево.Нет, 18.02.2018.
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 14 October 2022 year № 701/2022 «Про присвоєння звання О.Гончаруку Герой України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 6 червня 2022 year № 395/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 22 березня 2022 year № 157/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 12 жовтня 2021 year № 527/2021 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня захисників і захисниць України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 23 серпня 2018 year № 238/2018 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня незалежності України» (in Ukrainian)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Recipients of the Order of Gold Star (Ukraine)
- Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order For Courage, 3rd class
- Ukrainian military personnel of the Russo-Ukrainian War