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Ukrainian lieutenant general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mykola Ivanovych Balan (Ukrainian: Микола Іванович Балан; born 12 December 1968) is a Ukrainian lieutenant general.[1] He was commander of the National Guard of Ukraine (May 7, 2019[2] – January 27, 2022[3]).
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Mykola Balan | |
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Born | Staryi Lysets, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 12 December 1968
Allegiance | Ukraine |
Service/ | Internal Troops of Ukraine National Guard of Ukraine |
Years of service | 1992–present |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | National Guard of Ukraine Crimean territorial command |
Balan is a native of western Ukraine who in 1992 graduated the Saratov Higher Military Command School of the Red Banner of Feliks Dzerzhinsky of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union. In 2003, he also graduated the Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the Border Troops of Ukraine. Balan graduated with honors from the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine.
In 2010, was appointed as a chief officer of the Crimean territorial command of the Internal Troops of Ukraine.[4]
Since 2014, he became among the leading commanding officers as a deputy commander of the newly revived National Guard in place of Internal Troops.[4]
From February 6, 2015 to December 31, 2015, he served as the Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine.
On 14 June 2019 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Mykola Balan commander of the National Guard of Ukraine.[4] Balan resigned as commander of the National Guard of Ukraine due to a shooting involving servicemen in Dnipro, Ukraine.[5] He was officially dismissed by President Zelensky on 27 January 2022.[6]
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