Mykhailo Yezhel
Mykhailo Yezhel | |
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Ukrainian SSR | |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Service/ | Navy |
| Years of service | July 1970 – October 2003 |
| Rank | Admiral |
Admiral (Ret.) Mykhailo Bronislavovych Yezhel (Ukrainian: Михайло Броніславович Єжель) is the former Minister of Defence of Ukraine (from 2010 to 2012) and a former Commander of the Ukrainian Navy (from 2001 to 2003).
Biography
Yezhel was born on October 19, 1952, in a small village of Sloboda-Yaltushkivska,
In 1970 he completed 10th grade in a Republican specialized boarding school in Kyiv and went on military career. Having served in the Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Navy from 1975 till 1993, Yezhel acquired citizenship of the newly independent Ukraine and joined its Navy from the very beginning of its foundation.[citation needed]
From August 20, 2001, until April 25, 2003, he served as commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Navy. He retired in October 2003.[1]
From March 11, 2010[2] until February 8, 2012, he served as the Minister of Defence of Ukraine.[3] According to
From 2013 until 2015 Yezhel was
In March 2016 Mykhailo Yezhel together with (his successor as Minister of Defence)
References
- ^ Yanukovych replaces defense minister, Kyiv Post (8 February 2012)
- UNIAN(March 11, 2010)
- ^ Ukraine gets new defence minister, Kyiv Post (8 February 2012)
- Ukrayinska Pravda(8 February 2012)
- ^ Former Defense Minister Yezhel appointed presidential adviser, Kyiv Post (24 February 2012)
- ^ Ukrayinska Pravda(22 August 2016)
- ^ "Two former Ukrainian defense ministers announced wanted – chief military prosecutor", Interfax-Ukraine, 14 March 2016
- ^ Belarus grants refugee status to ex-defense minister of Ukraine
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