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Oleksandr Pivnenko
Ukrainian military commander (born 1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oleksandr Serhiiovych Pivnenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Сергійович Півненко; born 1986) is a Ukrainian athlete, serviceman, and the commander of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU).[1] He is also a member of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief since July 25, 2023.[2] He currently holds the rank of Brigadier general,[3] and is also awarded with the title Hero of Ukraine.
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Oleksandr Pivnenko was born in 1986 to a military family.[4][5]
Pivnenko graduated from the Kryvyi Rih Lyceum with enhanced physical training, the Kharkiv Institute of Tank Troops, and the National Defense University of Ukraine (operational and tactical level).[4] He served in the Omega Special Forces Detachment of the National Guard of Ukraine in Kyiv.[4] As of 2011, he was an officer of the Special Forces and Counterterrorism Unit of the 1st Presidential Operational Brigade.[6]
Russo-Ukrainian War
On 2018, Pivnenko joined the Eastern Territorial Directorate of the NGU, and actively took part in the War in Donbas.[4]
During the initial stages of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pivnenko participated in the battle of Kharkiv including the liberation of Kutuzivka, Mala Rohan and Tsyrkuny from Russian occupation.[4] He also participated in fighting around the Toretsk direction in Donetsk Oblast.[4] In July 2022, he was appointed commander of the 3rd Operational Brigade.[7]
In 2023, he was appointed head of the Eastern Territorial Directorate of the NGU.[4]
On July 8, 2023, Pivnenko was appointed Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[1][8][9][10] On July 10, he was introduced by Ihor Klymenko, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, to the National Guard's command staff.[11] On July 25, he was admitted into the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.[2] On November 29, he was assigned the rank Brigadier general by President Zelenskyy.[1]
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Personal life
He is fond of sports.[4]
Awards
- The title of Hero of Ukraine with the "Order of the Gold Star" (23 March 2023)[12]
- Order for Courage, 2nd class (30 April 2022)[13]
- Order for Courage, 3rd class (17 June 2016)[14]
References
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