Mykhailo Bolotskykh ( ua, Михайло Васильович Болотських; russian: Михаил Васильевич Болотских; born 28 October 1960) is a Ukrainian politician and military serviceman,
Colonel General
Colonel general is a three- or four-star military rank used in some armies. It is particularly associated with Germany, where historically general officer ranks were one grade lower than in the Commonwealth and the United States, and was a ra ...
(Civil Defense Service). In spring of 2014 he was a
governor of Luhansk Oblast
The Governor of Luhansk Oblast is the head of the executive branch for the Luhansk Oblast. Due to the current Russo-Ukrainian War, the administration has been assigned as a civil–military administration since 5 March 2015. As a result, the Gov ...
.
Personal life
Mykhailo Bolotskykh was born on 28 October 1960 in
Stary Oskol
Stary Oskol ( rus, Старый Оскол, p=ˈstarɨj ɐˈskol) is a city in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located south of Moscow. Population: It is called Stary Oskol (Old Oskol) to distinguish it from Novy Oskol (New Oskol) 60 km south. Bo ...
,
Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast (russian: Белгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Belgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population:
History
At the turn of the 17th cent ...
. He graduated from the Kharkiv Armor Commanding College in 1982 and Combat Engineer Institute of the Podillia State Agro-Technical University in 2001.
In 1994–95 took part in peacekeeping missions for Ukraine in
as part of the 240th Separate Special Battalion.
In 2010–12 he was the first deputy of Minister of Emergencies and during some period served as the acting minister in 2010. In 2012–14 Bolotskykh headed the newly reformed
Ministry of Defense
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.
See also
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Aleksandr Kharitonov (politician)
Aleksandr Petrovich Kharitonov (russian: Александр Харитонов) is a Ukrainian politician who appeared in media during the pro-Russian unrest in March 2014. He is the first leader of Russian separatists forces in Luhansk region. ...