Mykola Oleshchuk
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Mykola Oleshchuk | |
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| Микола Олещук | |
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| Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force[1] | |
| Assumed office 9 August 2021 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Serhii Drozdov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mykola Mykolaiovych Oleshchuk 25 May 1972 Kharkiv National University, Zhytomyr Radio-Technical Institute |
| Awards | Hero of Ukraine  Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3d class |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Years of service | 1993–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General .svg){kind=small} |
| Commands | Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force |
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Mykola Mykolaiovych Oleshchuk (
since 9 August 2021.Biography
He was born in Lutsk on 25 May 1972.
He graduated from the
Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine. During his service in the Ukrainian Air Force, he specialized on the S-300 missile system.[2]
He was appointed commander of the Ukrainian Air Force on 9 August 2021.[1]
On 14 October 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant general.[3]
Awards
On 26 April 2022 was awarded the third class Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.[4]
On 14 October 2022 Oleshchuk was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine by President of Ukraine.[5]
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Armed Forces of Ukraine Day card, 6 December 2022 -
New Year card, 31 December 2022 -
Valentine card, 14 February 2023
References
- ^ a b "New commanders of Air Assault Forces and Air Force presented". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Mykola Oleschuk". Ministry of Defence (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 537/2021". President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 26 квітня 2022 year № 281/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 14 жовтня 2022 year № 715/2022 «Про присвоєння М.Олещуку звання Герой України» (in Ukrainian)
