Ruslan Mykolayovych Shevchuk () is a Ukrainian soldier, colonel of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are the Military, military forces of Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under the command of the president of Ukraine and subject to oversight by a permanent Verkhovna Rad ...

, a participant of the

Russian-Ukrainian war The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia Russian occupation of Crimea, occupied and Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It then ...

. Since January 21, 2022, he has been the commander of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade "Kholodnyi Yar".Славетну бригаду «Холодний Яр» очолив полковник Руслан Шевчук
АрміяInform, 21.01.2022.

Biography

He proved himself to be a successful performer of tasks during the Combined Resolve XII multinational exercises at the JMRC Hohenfels Center in Germany in 2019, when the brigade's mechanized company received high marks from American instructor observers and strengthened the authority of the Armed Forces of Ukraine among the armies of Ukraine's partner countries. He served as the deputy commander of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade "Kholodnyi Yar", and since January 21, 2022, he has been the commander of the same brigade.

Awards

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 anniversar ...

i, II class (20 June 2022) *

Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi 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 anniversar ...

, III class (11 May 2022)Decree of the President of Ukraine from 11 May 2022 year № 329/2022
Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shevchuk, Ruslan Living people Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class Ukrainian military personnel of the Russo-Ukrainian War Year of birth missing (living people)