Petro Mykhailovych Lytvyn (; born 12 June 1967) is a Ukrainian commander and lieutenant general. He served as the commander of the
8th Army Corps from 2012 to 2015.
Biography
In 1990 Lytvyn graduated the Kiev Armor-Engineer College. He served at the Soviet
Far Eastern Military District
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and
Carpathian Military District
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It was established on 3 May 1946 on the ...
.
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LIGA
In 2001 Lytvyn graduated the Tactical operations faculty of
National University of Defense of Ukraine. He served at the Ukrainian Northern and Western Operational Commands.
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In 2008 Lytvyn graduated the Strategic operations faculty of National University of Defense of Ukraine. In 2007-2012 he was a troop commander of the Southern Operational Command.
On August 25, 2012, in ]Novohrad-Volynskyi
Zviahel (, ; translit. ''Zvil'') is a city in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Originally known as ''Zviahel'', the city was renamed to ''Novohrad-Volynskyi'' () in 1795 after annexation of territories of Polish–Lithuanian ...
Petro Lytvyn attacked activists of "Vidsich
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" who were distributing leaflets in the "Revenge for division of Ukraine" campaign.
War in Donbas
During the War in Donbas
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, Lytvyn was placed in charge of the Sector D which was completely destroyed on August 24, 2014, and lead to the tragic events of Battle of Ilovaisk. According to witnesses, Lytvyn left his troops and fled the battlefield on 25 August.
Diplomatic work
Since June 19, 2018, he has served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Armenia
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. He was dismissed from this position on July 19, 2019.
Awards
* Order of Merit 2nd class (August 24, 2013)
* Order of Merit 3rd class (February 21, 2005)
* Defender of the Motherland Medal
The "Defender of the Motherland" Medal ( uk, Медаль «Захиснику Вітчизни») is a commemorative medal awarded by Ukraine. It was established on 8 October 1999 by presidential decree № 1299.
Criteria
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References
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1967 births
Living people
People from Zhytomyr Oblast
Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine alumni
Lieutenant generals of Ukraine
Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
Ukrainian diplomats