Yurii Robertovych Ihnat ( uk, Юрій Робертович Ігнат; born 23 December 1977) is a
Ukrainian serviceman, colonel of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine
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, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Biography
He grew up in the family of Robert Ihnat, a journalist for the publications ''Moloda Halychyna'' and ''Za Vilnu Ukrainu''; his grandfather, also Yurii Ihnat, fought in the ranks of the national liberation movement and is buried at
Lychakiv Cemetery.
After five years of studying, he graduated from the
Lviv Military Institute at
Lviv Polytechnic National University (specialty: military journalism).
In 1999, he started working for a new military publication, the ''Kryla Ukrainy'' newspaper. He spent six months on a business trip to Africa.
As of 2017, he is the Head of the Air Force Editorial Department of the Central Printed Organ of the
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Narodna Armiia".
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In 2018, he headed the press service of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As of May 2022, he is a lieutenant colonel.
Currently, he is a colonel, head of the public relations service of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Awards
*
Order of Danylo Halytsky
The Order of Danylo Halytsky ( uk, Орден Данила Галицького) is an award of Ukraine. The Order was instituted on February 20, 2003, by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to honour the military men of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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(27 May 2022)
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Про відзначення державними нагородами України
* Certificate of Honor from
Vinnytsia Regional State Administration
Vinnytsia ( ; uk, Вінниця, ; yi, װיניצע) is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the banks of the Southern Bug.
It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast and the largest city in the historic region of Podillia ...
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Regional Council
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* Regional Council (Hong Kong), disbanded in 1999
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* Regional council (France), the elected assembly of a region of Fra ...
(2017)
References
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Living people
Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy alumni
Recipients of the Order of Danylo Halytsky
Year of birth missing (living people)