Ihor Herasymenko
Ihor Herasymenko | |
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Ігор Герасименко | |
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| Assumed office 29 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Boryslav Rozenblat |
| Constituency | Zhytomyr Oblast, No. 62 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1984 Radomyshl, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Servant of the People |
| Other political affiliations | Independent |
| Alma mater |
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| Awards | Hero of Ukraine |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Branch/service | Ukrainian Air Assault Forces |
| Years of service | 2005–2017 |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands | |
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Ihor Leonidovych Herasymenko (
Early life and career
Ihor Leonidovych Herasymenko was born on 5 January 1984 in
War in Donbas
After the outbreak of the
On 26 May 2014, Herasymenko's unit was attacked by separatist forces at a checkpoint, but successfully repelled them. Herasymenko also led the recapture of Mount Karachun by Ukrainian forces during the Siege of Sloviansk, for which he was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine by President Petro Poroshenko.[3]
A stele dedicated to Herasymenko has been erected at the National Defense University of Ukraine. He retired from the military in 2017, and founded the Alliance of Combatants non-governmental organisation in 2018.[1]
Political career
Herasymenko ran in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 62nd electoral district, representing Servant of the People. At the time of his election, he was an independent. He won the election with 47.72% of the vote and became a People's Deputy.[4] As of 2022[update] he is one of three People's Deputies to hold the title of Hero of Ukraine, along with Mykhailo Zabrodskyi (for actions during the war in Donbas) and Yuriy Boyko (for his role in the Ukrainian fuel industry).[5]
Herasymenko is a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defence, and Intelligence.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Герасименко Ігор Леонідович" [Herasymenko, Ihor Leonidovych]. Heroes of Ukraine. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ "Герасименко Ігор Леонідович" [Herasymenko, Ihor Leonidovych]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ "Командир батальйону 95-ї бригади отримав нагороду з рук Порошенка" [Battalion commander of 95th brigade receives award from Poroshenko's hands]. One Zhytomyr (in Ukrainian). 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ a b "Герасименко Ігор Леонідович" [Herasymenko, Ihor Leonidovych]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ Salizhenko, Oleksandr (2022-09-12). "Юрій Бойко досі має звання Героя України" [Yuriy Boyko still holds Hero of Ukraine award]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-11-19.