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Yurii Ihnat
Officer and spokesman of the Ukrainian Air Force From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yurii Robertovych Ihnat (Ukrainian: Юрій Робертович Ігнат; born 23 December 1977) is a Ukrainian serviceman, colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
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He grew up in the family of Robert Ihnat, a journalist for the publications Moloda Halychyna and Za Vilnu Ukrainu; his grandfather, also Yurii Ihnat, fought in the ranks of the national liberation movement and is buried at Lychakiv Cemetery.[1]
After five years of studying, he graduated from the Lviv Military Institute at Lviv Polytechnic National University (specialty: military journalism).[1][2]
In 1999, he started working for a new military publication, the Kryla Ukrainy newspaper. He spent six months on a business trip to Africa.[1]
As of 2017, he is the Head of the Air Force Editorial Department of the Central Printed Organ of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Narodna Armiia".[3]
In 2018, he headed the press service of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[1] As of May 2022, he is a lieutenant colonel.[4]
Currently, he is a colonel, head of the public relations service of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[5]
On 18 March 2024, Ihnat was dismissed from his position as a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force.[6] In December 2024, he was appointed Head of the Communications Department of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[7]
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Awards
- Order of Danylo Halytsky (27 May 2022)[4]
- Certificate of Honor from Vinnytsia Regional State Administration and Regional Council (2017)[3]
References
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