Yurii Huliak

Yurii Vasylovych Huliak (Юрій Васильович Гуляк) is a Ukrainian soldier, Captain of the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

In 2023, he was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30: Creators of the Future rating.

Biography
Huliak serves as a battalion commander of the 80th Air Assault Brigade. He is one of the youngest commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the full-scale Russian invasion, he took part in the battles for Nova Kakhovka, Voznesensk, Bakhmut, Lysychansk, and Kharkiv Oblast.

His great-grandmother Yustyna was an UPA liaison officer.

Awards

 * Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 1st class (16 October 2023)
 * Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 2nd class (28 September 2022)
 * Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 3rd class (8 June 2022)

Military ranks

 * Captain
 * Senior lieutenant