Volodymyr Baraniuk

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Anatoliiovych and the family name is Baraniuk.

Volodymyr Baraniuk
36th Separate Marine Brigade
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Volodymyr Anatoliiovych Baraniuk (

36th Separate Marine Brigade from September 2021 to March 2022 and is best known for his role during the Siege of Mariupol
.

Biography

Baraniuk started his military career in 2000, as

Russian takeover of Crimea, he was deputy commander of the 1st Separate Marine Battalion, stationed in Feodosia, of which he assumed command in April 2015.[1]

Baraniuk was appointed deputy commander of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade in November 2020, and commander of the brigade in September 2021. At the outbreak of the

Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the Order of Hero of Ukraine to Colonel Baraniuk and Lieutenant Colonel Prokopenko.[2]

As the Russian forces gradually captured most of the city, the 36th Separate Marine Brigade entrenched itself within the

Serhiy Volynskyi assuming command of the remnants of the Brigade besieged in the Azovstal plant.[6] On 17 April Eduard Basurin, spokesman of the DPR Military Command, claimed that Baraniuk had been killed during the breakout attempt and that his body had been identified, but no evidence was provided for this claim.[7]

On 8 May 2022, Baraniuk appeared alive in an interview with RT, proving previous reports of his death to be false. It was stated that he had been captured in a field a few kilometers north of Mariupol, together with his chief of staff, Colonel Dmytro Kormiankov (who also appeared in the interview), and a number of his men. He is currently held by the Russian Federation as a prisoner of war.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Украинские морпехи из Феодосии: "Нам сказали: если враг пойдет на нас, прикрываясь женщинами и детьми, стрелять… по ногам"". Ayverso.at.ua (in Ukrainian). 29 March 2014.
  2. ^ "За Маріуполь: президент надав звання Героїв України командирам полку "Азов" і 36-ї бригади морпіхів". Novynarnia (in Ukrainian). 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Russia says over 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol". Reuters. 13 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Морпіхи 36-ї бригади в Маріуполі: частина з'єдналася з "Азовом", частина – ішла на прорив, багато потрапили в полон". 12 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Azov Regiment believes Russian troops should have been stopped on Crimeas border". 8 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Морпіхи 36-ї бригади в Маріуполі: частина з'єдналася з "Азовом", частина – ішла на прорив, багато потрапили в полон". Novynarnia (in Ukrainian). 13 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Басурин сообщил об убийстве в Мариуполе командира 36-й бригады морской пехоты ВС Украины".
  8. ^ "Un teniente coronel ucraniano capturado: Nuestro gobierno nos engaño en Mariúpol". SANA News (in Spanish). 8 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Foreign fighters seeking 'adventure' in Ukraine – captured Kiev colonel". Azerbaycan 24. 8 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Russian media claim Ukrainian Marine commander in captivity after leaving Azovmash plant". Pravda UA. 8 May 2022.

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Preceded by Commander of
36th Separate Marine Brigade

2021–2022 		Succeeded by
Serhiy Volynskyi


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