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Dmytro Delyatytskyi
Dmytro Yevhenovych Delyatytskyi (; born 14 August 1976) is a Ukrainian Marine Corps major general who has been the commander of the Marine Corps and concurrently the 30th Amphibious Corps since 2024. He previously commanded the 1st Marine Battalion during the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation and the 36th Marine Brigade during the Donbass War. He was later the deputy commander of the Marine Corps Command from 2018 to 2023 and commander of the Odesa Military Academy from 2023 to 2024. Early life and education Delyatytskyi was born in Khabarovsk to a Soviet military family and lived in the Russian Far East and in the north of Russia before moving to Ukraine. After Ukrainian independence he joined the country's military and graduated from the Odesa Institute of the Ground Forces. Military career Lieutenant Colonel Delyatytskyi was the commander of Ukraine's only marine unit, the 1st Marine Battalion, near Feodosia, Crimea, in 2014. When the Russian Federation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk ( ) is the largest city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China–Russia border, at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, about north of Vladivostok. As of the 2021 Russian census, it had a population of 617,441. It was known as ''Khabarovka'' until 1893. The city was the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia from 2002 until December 2018, when the status was given to Vladivostok. As is typical of the interior of the Russian Far East, Khabarovsk has an extreme climate with strong seasonal swings resulting in strong, cold winters and relatively hot and humid summers. History Earliest record Historical records indicate that a city was founded on the site in the eighth century. The Tungusic peoples are indigenous to the city's vicinity. The city was named ( zh, t= 伯力, p=Bólì, labels=no) in Chinese when it was part of the Chinese empire. During the Tang dynasty, Boli was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimea
Crimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine. To the east, the Crimean Bridge, constructed in 2018, spans the Strait of Kerch, linking the peninsula with Krasnodar Krai in Russia. The Arabat Spit, located to the northeast, is a narrow strip of land that separates the Syvash lagoons from the Sea of Azov. Across the Black Sea to the west lies Romania and to the south is Turkey. The population is 2.4 million, and the largest city is Sevastopol. The region, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, has been under Russian occupation of Crimea, Russian occupation since 2014. Called the Tauric Peninsula until the early modern period, Crimea has historically been at the boundary between the Classical antiquity, classical world and the Pontic–Caspian steppe, steppe. Greeks in pre-Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrii Kovalchuk
Major-General Andrii Trokhymovych Kovalchuk (; born 28 April 1974) is a Ukrainian military officer. He graduated from a military academy in 1997 and joined the Ukrainian army. He served in Ukraine and on deployment as a peacekeeper to the United Nations missions in Kosovo, Liberia and the Côte d'Ivoire. During the War in Donbas (2014–2022), war in Donbas from 2014 to 2022, Kovalchuk took part in successful operations to liberate settlements in Donetsk Oblast before assaulting the Luhansk International Airport. Despite being wounded he captured the airport and held it for almost two months. Kovalchuk afterwards served with airborne troops and recommended the replacement of their Soviet-style uniform. On 24 August 2016, the same day uniform reforms were implemented, he was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. In 2018 Kovalchuk studied for a Master of Public Administration degree at the Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine. He was recognised as the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksii Shevchenko (general)
Oleksii, Oleksiy, Oleksij or OleksiĭALA-LC romanization of Ukrainian ( ) is a Ukrainian male name of Ancient Greek origin. Some people with the given name Oleksiy * Oleksiy Martinez (born 1996), Ukrainian haxball forward * Oleksiy Antyukhin (born 1971), retired Ukrainian professional footballer * Oleksiy Babyr (born 1990), Ukrainian football striker * Oleksiy Bashakov (born 1988), Ukrainian football midfielder * Oleksiy Byelik (born 1981), professional Ukrainian football striker * Oleksiy Cherednyk (born 1960), retired Soviet and Ukrainian football player and a current scout * Oleksiy Chychykov (born 1987), professional Ukrainian football striker * Oleksiy Gai (born 1982), Ukrainian footballer * Oleksiy Hodin (born 1983), Ukrainian midfielder * Oleksiy Horodov (born 1978), professional Ukrainian football midfielder * Oleksiy Ivanov (born 1978), Ukrainian football midfielder * Oleksiy Kartunov, a Doctor of Political Science, professor and a member of the Ukrainian Academy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
The Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky () is a Ukrainian military award named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks. The award was established on May 3, 1995 by Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Medals and ribbons See also *Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Soviet Union) The Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky (, ) was a Soviet award named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Hetman (leader) of the Ukrainian Cossack Hetmanate. The award was first established on October 10, 1943, by the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR during ... External links president.gov.ua– Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi {{DEFAULTSORT:Bohdan Khmelnytsky Awards established in 1995 1995 establishments in Ukraine Military awards and decorations of Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Danylo Halytsky
The Order of Daniel of Galicia, Danylo Halytsky () is an award of Ukraine. The Order was instituted on February 20, 2003, by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to honour the military men of the Military of Ukraine, Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations created in compliance with the laws of Ukraine, as well as public servants for significant personal contribution in the building of Ukraine, thorough and faultless service to the Ukrainian people. Medals and ribbons Awards to serving members of the armed forces bear crossed swords. External links The Law of Ukraine ''On the State Awards of Ukraine'' {{Ukrainian Awards Military awards and decorations of Ukraine Awards established in 2003 2003 establishments in Ukraine Recipients of the Order of Danylo Halytsky, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Of Military Merit (Ukraine)
The Cross of Military Merit (Ukrainian: Хрест бойових заслуг, ''Khrest boiovykh zasluh'' – literally: 'Cross of merits in combat') is a state award of Ukraine, a distinction of the President of Ukraine established to recognize servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations formed in accordance with the laws of Ukraine for outstanding personal bravery and courage or an outstanding heroic act during a combat mission in conditions of danger to life and direct contact with the enemy; outstanding success in commanding troops (forces) during military (combat) operations. The author of the award design is Oleksandr Liezhniev. Award history The design of the award is based on the historical Cross of Combat Merit of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council, but the ribbon has the colors of the modern Ukrainian flag, not the UPA flag, and the swords are pointed upwards as a sign of victory. The UPA awards wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yurii Sodol
Yurii Ivanovych Sodol (; born 26 December 1970) is a retired Ukrainian lieutenant general and was the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from February to June 2024. Before that, he commanded the Ukrainian Marine Corps from 2018 to 2024. Early life and career Sodol was born on 26 December 1970 in Chuhuiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. He served in the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, and until 2015 he was the commander of the 25th Airborne Brigade. From 2015 to 2018 he was the First Deputy Commander of the Air Assault Forces. In March 2018 the Marine Corps Command was established as a new organization within the Ukrainian Navy, and Yuri Sodol was appointed its Commander. He was also promoted to lieutenant general. In May 2023 the Marine Corps was separated from the Navy to become an independent branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Sodol remained in this role until February 2024 and is credited with modernizing Ukraine's Marine Corps along NATO standard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alma Mater
Alma mater (; : almae matres) is an allegorical Latin phrase meaning "nourishing mother". It personifies a school that a person has attended or graduated from. The term is related to ''alumnus'', literally meaning 'nursling', which describes a school graduate. In its earliest usage, ''alma mater'' was an honorific title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele.''Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'', 3rd edition Later, in Catholicism, it became a title for Mary, mother of Jesus. By the early 17th century, the nursing mother became an allegory for universities. Used by many schools in Europe and North America, it has special association with the University of Bologna, whose motto ''Alma Mater Studiorum'' ("nurturing mother of studies") emphasizes its role in originating the modern university. Several university campuses in North America have artistic representations of ''alma mater'', depicted as a robed woman wearing a laurel wreath crown. Etymology Although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel
Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army. Modern usage varies greatly, and in some cases, the term is used as an Colonel (title), honorific title that may have no direct relationship to military. In some smaller military forces, such as those of Monaco or the Holy See, Vatican, colonel is the highest Military rank, rank. Equivalent naval ranks may be called Captain (naval), captain or ship-of-the-line captain. In the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth's air force ranking system, the equivalent rank is group captain. History and origins By the end of the late medieval period, a group of "companies" was referred to as a "column" of an army. According to Raymond Oliver, , the Spanish began explicitly reorganizing part of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces. The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the six armed forces of the United States and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. The Marine Corps has been part of the United States Department of the Navy since 30 June 1834 with its sister service, the United States Navy. The USMC operates installations on land and aboard sea-going amphibious warfare ships around the world. Additionally, several of the Marines' tactical aviation squadrons, primarily Marine Fighter Attack squadrons, are also embedded in Navy carrier air wings and operate from the aircraft carriers. The history of the Marine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
