Volodymyr Mozharovsky

Colonel General Volodymyr Mykolayovych Mozharovsky (Ukrainian: Володимир Миколайович Можаровський; born on 17 September 1952), is a Ukrainian politician and former army officer who had served as the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine from 2010 to 2012.

He was the commander of the United Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2007 to 2010.

Mozharovksy was also the Commander of the Southern Operational Command from 2001 to 2004.

Biography
Volodymyr Mozharovsky was born on 17 September 1952 in the village of Bovsuny, Luhyn District, Zhytomyr Oblast.

In 1973, he graduated with honors from the Leningrad Higher Military Command College. At the same year, he was the commander of a motorized rifle platoon in the Leningrad Military District.

From 1974 to 1985, he served in the positions of commander of a reconnaissance platoon, commander of a company of cadets of the Leningrad Higher Military Command School, and a commander of a motorized rifle battalion.

From 1985 to 1987, he served as part of the 40th Army in Afghanistan.

From 1987 to 1991, he was the chief of staff - deputy commander of the motorized rifle regiment.

In 1991, he graduated from the correspondence faculty of the MV Frunze Military Academy with a gold medal.

Since 1992, he is part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

From 1992 to 1996, he was the chief of staff - deputy commander of the motorized rifle division and commander of the mechanized division.

Between 1996 and 2000, he was the Deputy Commander of the Army Corps, Commander of the Army Corps.

In 1998, he graduated from the operational and strategic faculty of the Academy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as an external student.

From 2000 to 2001, he became the first deputy commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On 19 December 2001, Mozharovky became the commander of the forces of the Southern Operational Command.

In 2004, he became the Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Northern Operational Command.

From 2005 to 2007, he became the chief of staff - first deputy commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On 7 November 2007 he became the commander of the United Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

From January between August 2010, he was the first deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On 18 February 2010, Mozharovsky became the first deputy minister of defense.

On 22 February 2011, when asked about whether Ukrainian fighter jets were involved at the Libyan Civil War, Mozharosky stated, "I categorically deny, I immediately want to tell you (this information) and I want to inform you that there is not a single military pilot on the territory of this state and not a single military plane of ours either."

On 15 March 2011, he was dismissed from military service for health reasons.

On 18 February 2012, he was demoted to Deputy Minister of Defense - chief of staff.

On 5 March 2014, Mozharovksy was then dismissed as Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine - chief of staff at his own request.