Yevhen Moisiuk
Yevhen Moisiuk | |
|---|---|
Євген Мойсюк | |
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine[1] | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2021 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yevhen Heorhiyovych Moisiuk 7 October 1979 Chernovtsy, Soviet Union (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine) |
| Alma mater | Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine, Odesa Military Academy[2] |
| Awards | Cross of Military Merit (Ukraine) Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 2d class Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3d class Order of Danylo Halytsky |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Branch/service | Ukrainian Air Assault Forces |
| Years of service | 2000–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Commander of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces Commander of the 81st Airmobile Brigade 25th Airborne Brigade (Ukraine) |
| Battles/wars | |
Yevhen Heorhiyovych Moisiuk (Ukrainian: Євге́н Гео́ргійович Мойсю́к;[a] born 7 October 1979) is a Ukrainian three-star general who serves as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 29 July 2021.
Early life and education
[edit]Moisiuk was born in the city of Chernovtsy, Ukrainian SSR on 7 October 1979. He graduated from the airmobile faculty of the Odessa Military Academy in 2000.
Career
[edit]From 2000 to 2004, Moisiuk commanded a platoon and later a company in the 25th Airborne Brigade. From 2004 to 2005, he served as part of the Ukrainian contingent in Iraq. From 2008 to 2009, he served as part of Kosovo Force.
In 2009, he entered the Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine from which he graduated in 2011.[2]
Russo-Ukrainian War
[edit]At the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War, in March 2014, he commanded a detachment of the 25th Airborne Brigade, which advanced to the Russian-Ukrainian border. On March 16, a column of the detachment in the Volnovasky district, near the village of Anatolia, reportedly fired upon pro-Russian activists who were obstructing the movement of the convoy to the border, without any conclusive outcome. The column was forced to spend the night in field conditions. The camp of the detachment was set up in a field, on the slope of a stream, in snowy weather. The next day, after negotiations with pro-Russian activists with the participation of local officials, the convoy was permitted to continue its movement in the direction of the Karan railway station.[3]
From December 3, 2014, he commanded the defense of Donetsk Airport until the premises of the building were fully destroyed. He then commanded the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces to Pisky.[4]
On September 21, 2019, he was appointed the commander of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces.[5] On July 21, 2021, he was dismissed from the post.[6]
However, on July 29, 2021, he was appointed as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[1]
Military ranks
[edit]- Major general (5 December 2018)[7]
- Lieutenant general (5 December 2019)[8]
Awards
[edit]On 14 August 2014 Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3d class.[9]
On 10 October 2015 Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 2d class.[10]
On 2 December 2021 he was awarded the Order of Danylo Halytsky.[11]
On 6 May 2022 he received the Cross of Military Merit (Ukraine).[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Yevhen Moisiuk appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief". Novynarnia (in Ukrainian). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Lieutenant General Yevhen Moisiuk". Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "How Donetsk is responding to the military situation". DialogInform (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "The President of Ukraine issued state awards to the legendary defenders of Donetsk Airport". President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Yevhen Moisiuk Appointed Commander of the DShV". Militarnyi (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "General Mosiuk Dismissed". Militarnyi (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 409/2018". President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 890/2019". President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 14 серпня 2014 year № 651/2014 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 10 жовтня 2015 year № 574/2015 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 3 грудня 2021 year № 618/2021 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня Збройних Сил України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 6 травня 2022 year № 316/2022 «Про нагородження відзнакою Президента України "Хрест бойових заслуг"» (in Ukrainian)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Sometimes transliterated as Moysyuk in English.
- Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine alumni
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Military personnel from Chernivtsi
- Ukrainian military personnel of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Recipients of the Cross of Military Merit (Ukraine)
- Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class