Ihor Viktorovych Plakhuta (; born 1 September 1967) is a Ukrainian

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who is the current commander of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces. He was formerly in charge of the Internal Troops of the

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during the

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dispersal.

Biography

In 2005-2008, he served as the commander of the Separate Presidential Brigade. As of 2009, he was the commander of the 169th Training Centre. Later, he was the head of the Southern Territorial Command of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. In 2013-2014, during the

, he worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and led the Internal Troops forces that dispersed the protesters. After the

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, he retired and took up the position of Deputy Rector of the Institute of the

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. In 2018-2019, he was the Deputy Head of the Institute of the State Protection Department of the

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. On 11 February 2024,

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Zelenskyy appointed him Commander of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Military ranks

* Major general (December, 1, 2009)

References

{{Ukraine-mil-bio-stub 1967 births Living people Major generals of Ukraine Recipients of the Order of Danylo Halytsky