Ihor Lapin (born 28 May 1969, in

Ivanychi Ivanychi ( uk, Іваничі, pl, Iwanicze) is an urban settlement (town) in Volyn Oblast (province), located in the historic region of the Volhynia. It is an administrative seat of the Ivanychi settlement hromada. Population: Notable figure ...

) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician, who is a former (2014-2019)

People's Deputy of Ukraine People's, branded as ''People's Viennaline'' until May 2018, and legally ''Altenrhein Luftfahrt Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH'', is an Austrian airline headquartered in Vienna. It operates scheduled and charter passenger flights ma ...

. During the

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(eastern

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) he was commander of the 2nd assault squadron "West" of the 24th Battalion of Territorial Defense " Aidar" of the

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, formed mainly from volunteers from

Volyn Oblast Volyn Oblast ( uk, Воли́нська о́бласть, translit=Volýnsʹka óblastʹ; also referred to as Volyn or Lodomeria) is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town an ...

. Before the war, he worked as a lawyer, and was a member of the Bar Qualification-Disciplinary Commission of Volyn Oblast.

Biography

Lapin was born on 28 May 1969 in

(then part of the

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

). In 1986 he graduated from high school number 1 in

Kovel Kovel (, ; pl, Kowel; yi, קאוולע / קאוולי ) is a city in Volyn Oblast (province), in northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion (district). Population: Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest runi ...

. In the same year he entered the historical faculty of the Lutsk Pedagogical Institute. After a year of study he went to serve in the army. 1988-1992 - Kurgan higher military-political aviation school (KVVPAU), officer with higher military specialty "social teacher". Received diploma with honors. He swore an oath to the people of Ukraine in 1992. From 1992 to 1996 he served as a part of the aerodrome operation company of the Lutsk Air Base (military unit 42198). He was deputy commander of the aerodrome operation company and promoted to the rank of senior lieutenant. He was released to a reserve unit for health reasons. 1993-1997 he studied law at the

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv The University of Lviv ( uk, Львівський університет, Lvivskyi universytet; pl, Uniwersytet Lwowski; german: Universität Lemberg, briefly known as the ''Theresianum'' in the early 19th century), presently the Ivan Franko Na ...

. From 1997 to 2014 he worked as a lawyer of the Volyn Regional Bar Association, and was member of the Bar Qualification-Disciplinary Commission of the Volyn Region. Since December 2013, he took an active part in the

Euromaidan Euromaidan (; uk, Євромайдан, translit=Yevromaidan, lit=Euro Square, ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protes ...

. In June 2014 - he went to serve in the

(Volunteer). 2017 - received the title of captain.

Russian-Ukrainian War

From the June 2014, a member of the

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, was elected as the commander of the 2nd assault squadron "West" of the 24th Battalion of Territorial Defense " Aidar" (military unit PP V 0624), which is subordinated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. More known as "Zola", because of that his assault squadron was called "zolushky". During the ATO, he was distinguished as a professional and responsible commander. Under his command, eight settlements were dismissed in

Luhansk Oblast Luhansk Oblast ( uk, Луга́нська о́бласть, translit=Luhanska oblast; russian: Луганская область, translit=Luganskaya oblast; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, uk, Луга́нщина) is the easternmost oblast ...

, in particular,

Shchastia Shchastia ( uk, Ща́стя, lit=Happiness, translit=Shchastia, ; russian: Сча́стье) is a city in the Shchastia Raion of the Luhansk Oblast (province) in Ukraine. Population: The Luhansk power station, a large powerplant built in the 1 ...

, Georgievka, Lutugino, Uspenska, Novosvitlivka and Khryaschuvate, and other strategically important objects. "Zola's" assault division took part in Krasny Yar dismission. During dismission of Vergunsky Rozizd near

Luhansk Luhansk (, ; uk, Луганськ, ), also known as Lugansk (, ; russian: Луганск, ), is a city in what is internationally recognised as Ukraine, although it is administered by Russia as capital of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). A ...

destroyed members of Special Operations Forces (Russia) called "Gyurza" and part of "Batman's" group. Georgiivka dismissing under "Zola" command marked as a breakthrough in the blockade of the

Luhansk Airport Luhansk International Airport ( uk, Міжнародний аеропорт "Луганськ") was an airport in Luhansk, Ukraine . The airport was located 20 km (12 miles) south of the city center, 9 km to the city limit. Since 11 Jun ...

. After the

2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Snap elections to the Verkhovna Rada took place on 26 October 2014. Petro Poroshenko, the President of Ukraine, had pressed for early parliamentary elections since his victory in the presidential election in May.Kovel Kovel (, ; pl, Kowel; yi, קאוולע / קאוולי ) is a city in Volyn Oblast (province), in northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion (district). Population: Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest runi ...

, with the support of the "Country Party". Starting in December 2013 he was on the

, an active participant in the revolutionary events of the winter 2013–2014, and was a member of the public organization for the protection of public order. On August 14, 2014, he became a member of the Military Council of the Political Party "People's Front". In the October

2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Snap elections to the Verkhovna Rada took place on 26 October 2014. Petro Poroshenko, the President of Ukraine, had pressed for early parliamentary elections since his victory in the presidential election in May.Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

(Ukraine's parliament) with the support of the "People's Front " in the single-mandate majority district No. 22 in

Lutsk Lutsk ( uk, Луцьк, translit=Lutsk}, ; pl, Łuck ; yi, לוצק, Lutzk) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast (province) and the administrative center of the surrounding Luts ...

with 24.24% of the votes. A member of the "People's Front", he sat on the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

Committee for Legal Policy and Justice. First Deputy Chairman of the Special Control Privatization Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Gains for patriotic and military education, for the creation of territorial defense units and reserve army. Defended state interests in matters of privatization of key objects. Advocated for the recognition

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as an aggressor state and the fact of a war with Russia on the territory of Ukraine. In the

2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Snap elections to the Ukrainian parliament were held on 21 July 2019. Originally scheduled to be held at the end of October, these elections were brought forward after newly inaugurated President of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dissolv ...

Lapin was not high enough on the election list (placed 49th) of

European Solidarity European Solidarity ( uk, Європейська солідарність, Yevropeis'ka solidarnist', YeS) is a political party in Ukraine. It has its roots in a parliamentary group called Solidarity dating from 2000 and has existed since in vario ...

to get reelected. The party won 23 seats on the nationwide party list and two constituency seats.

Awards

* Recipient of the

Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky The Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky ( uk, Орден Богдана Хмельницького, Orden Bohdana Khmelʹnytsʹkoho) is a Ukrainian military award named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks. The award was establi ...

, 3rd class (December 26, 2014) — for personal courage and heroism, discovered in defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of UkraineУказ Президента України № 957/2014 від 26 грудня 2014 року «Про відзначення державними нагородами України»
* President's of Ukraine award - jubilee medal "25 years of independence of Ukraine" (2016) * Award of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "For the assistance of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine" I degree. * Award of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "For the assistance of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine" ІІ degree. * Award of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Eugene Bereznyak". * Award from the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine - firearm.

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