Ivan Leonidovych Holishevskyi (; 1988, the village of Novoselitsa Popilnyanskyi, now
Zhytomyr Raion
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On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the numbe ...
,
Zhytomyr Oblast
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H ...
) is a
colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine
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, commander of the
24th mechanized brigade
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The brigade, the oldest in continuous service within the Ground Forces, was originally formed as the 1 ...
(2023). Commander of the 15th Separate Mountain Assault Battalion (2022). Participant in the
Russian-Ukrainian war
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, repelling the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Hero of Ukraine
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The decoration was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma. As of 6 June 2025, the total number of re ...
(2022).
Biography
In February–March 2022, the 15th separate mountain assault battalion under the command of Lt. Col. Ivan Golishevsky defended the settlement of
Kreminna
Kreminna (, ) is a city in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it served as the administrative center of former Kreminna Raion. Its population was estimated at as of January 2022.
Following the Russian invasio ...
and stopped the advance of the enemy in the
Krasnorichenske - Kreminna direction. Thanks to the organized defense of the border by the battalion and attached units, the advance of the overwhelming enemy forces was stopped. The armed forces of the
Russian Federation
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suffered significant losses of personnel and equipment.
In August 2022, he was awarded the title of
Hero of Ukraine
A Hero of Ukraine (HOU; ) is the highest national decoration that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the president of Ukraine.
The decoration was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma. As of 6 June 2025, the total number of re ...
As of December 2022, he was the commander of the
24th mechanized brigade
The 24th Mechanized Brigade (, abbreviated ) is a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, based at Yavoriv in the west of Ukraine.
The brigade, the oldest in continuous service within the Ground Forces, was originally formed as the 1 ...
.
Awards
On 26 March 2022, he was awarded the highest national title of Ukraine,
Hero of Ukraine
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The decoration was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma. As of 6 June 2025, the total number of re ...
, with Order of the Gold Star.
References
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1988 births
Ukrainian colonels
Recipients of the Order of Gold Star (Ukraine)
Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class
Ukrainian military personnel of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Living people