Mark Paslawsky

Mark Gregory "Franko" Paslawsky^[2] (16 Jan 1959 – 19 August 2014), also known as Marko (Markiian Hryhorii) Paslavskyi (Ukrainian: Марко (Маркіян Григорій) Паславський)^[3] was an American-born Ukrainian man who served as a private of the Donbas Battalion, a volunteer unit of the National Guard of Ukraine. He died in the War in Donbas during the Battle of Ilovaisk. He was awarded the Order of Danylo Halytsky posthumously.^[4]^[5]

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Mark Gregory Paslawsky
Nickname(s)	Franko (Франко)^[1]
Born	(1959-01-16)January 16, 1959 Manhattan, New York City, US
Died	August 19, 2014(2014-08-19) (aged 55) Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Buried	Askold's Grave, Kyiv, Ukraine
Allegiance	United States Army National Guard of Ukraine
Years of service	1981 – 1991, 2014
Rank	Major (U.S. Army)
Unit	75th Ranger Regiment Donbas Battalion
Known for	The only American fighting for Ukraine at the time
Battles / wars	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Battle of Ilovaisk †
Awards	Order of Danylo Halytsky
Alma mater	United States Military Academy

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Mark Gregory Paslawsky
Nickname(s)	Franko (Франко)^[1]
Born	(1959-01-16)January 16, 1959 Manhattan, New York City, US
Died	August 19, 2014(2014-08-19) (aged 55) Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Buried	Askold's Grave, Kyiv, Ukraine
Allegiance	United States Army National Guard of Ukraine
Years of service	1981 – 1991, 2014
Rank	Major (U.S. Army)
Unit	75th Ranger Regiment Donbas Battalion
Known for	The only American fighting for Ukraine at the time
Battles / wars	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Battle of Ilovaisk †
Awards	Order of Danylo Halytsky
Alma mater	United States Military Academy

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