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Oleksandr Pavliuk
Ukrainian lieutenant general (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksiiovych and the family name is Pavliuk.
Oleksandr Oleksiiovych Pavliuk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олексійович Павлюк; born 20 August 1970) is a Ukrainian general[6] serving as commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces since 11 February 2024.[7] He was a participant in the war in Donbas and the Ukrainian defense against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] On 14 February 2023 he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Defense.[8]
Quick Facts Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, President ...
Oleksandr Pavliuk | |
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Олександр Павлюк | |
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Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces | |
Assumed office 11 February 2024 | |
President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
Preceded by | Oleksandr Syrskyi |
First Deputy Minister of Defense | |
In office 14 February 2023 – 10 February 2024 | |
President | Volodymyr Zelensky |
Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
Governor of Kyiv Oblast | |
In office 15 March 2022 – 21 May 2022 | |
President | Volodymyr Zelensky |
Preceded by | Oleksiy Kuleba |
Succeeded by | Oleksiy Kuleba |
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Born | Oleksandr Oleksiiovych Pavliuk (1970-08-20) 20 August 1970 (age 53)[1] Novohrad-Volynskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
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Years of service | 1991–present |
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From 15 March 2022 until 21 May 2022 Pavliuk was head (Governor) of Kyiv Oblast State Administration.[9]