Oleksandr Oleksiyovych Pavlyuk (

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: Олександр Олексійович Павлюк; born 20 August 1970) is a Ukrainian General. He was a participant of the

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and the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

. On 14 February 2023 he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Defense.Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers appoints First Deputy Minister of Defence

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(14 February 2023) From 15 March 2022 until 21 May 2022 Pavlyuk was head (Governor) of

Kyiv Oblast State Administration The Governor of Kyiv Oblast ( uk, Губернатор Київської області, ) or officially, the Chairman of the Kyiv Oblast State Administration ( uk, Голова Київської обласної державної адміні� ...

Biography

Pavlyuk was the commander of the Ukrainian peacekeeping forces in

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from 2006 to 2007. He then commanded

Operational Command West Operational Command West (OC West) is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in western Ukraine. Its headquarters is located in Rivne. History When Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union, there were three Military Districts on ...

from 2017 to 2020, before being appointed as Commander of the training of the Land Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2020. On July 28, 2021, he was appointed the Commander of the Joint Forces. A command he held until 15 March 2022, when he was appointed commander of the “Kyiv Regional Military Administration”. On 3 March 2022,

President of Ukraine The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, ; russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy, (born 25 January 1978; also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy) is a Ukrainian politicia ...

conferred the title of "

Hero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine (HOU; uk, Герой України, ''Heroi Ukrainy'') is the highest national title that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the President of Ukraine. The title was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma and as ...

" to Pavlyuk, citing his "personal courage and heroism", significantly contributing to the "protection of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine". He was previously awarded 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 ...

II class. From 15 March 2022 until 21 May 2022 Pavlyuk was head (Governor) of

. According to Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko Pavlyuk returned to military affairs.

Oleksiy Kuleba Oleksiy Volodymyroyvch Kuleba (Ukrainian: Олексій Володимирович Кулеба; b. 8 August 1983) is a Ukrainian politician. He has served as Governor of Kyiv Oblast since 21 May 2022. He was the deputy Governor of Kyiv Oblast ...

succeeded him as Governor. On 14 February 2023 Pavlyuk was appointed First Deputy Minister of Defense.

References

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