Mykola Oleshchuk

Mykola Oleshchuk
Микола Олещук
Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force
Assumed office
9 August 2021
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterDenys Shmyhal
Preceded bySerhii Drozdov
Personal details
Born
Mykola Mykolaiovych Oleshchuk

(1972-05-25) 25 May 1972 (age 51)
Lutsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma materIvan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine, Kharkiv National University, Zhytomyr Radio-Technical Institute
AwardsHero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3d class
Military service
AllegianceUkraine
Years of service1993–present
RankLieutenant General (horisontal)
CommandsCommander of the Ukrainian Air Force
Battles/wars

Mykola Mykolaiovych Oleshchuk (Ukrainian: Микола Миколайович Олещук; born 25 May 1972) is a Ukrainian three-star general who has served as the Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force since 9 August 2021.

Biography

He was born in Lutsk on 25 May 1972.

He graduated from the Zhytomyr Radio-Technical Institute [uk] in 1994. In 2004, he graduated from Kharkiv National University with distinction and in 2010, he graduated from the Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine. During his service in the Ukrainian Air Force, he specialized on the S-300 missile system.

He was appointed commander of the Ukrainian Air Force on 9 August 2021.

On 14 October 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant general.

Awards

On 26 April 2022 was awarded the third class Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.

On 14 October 2022 Oleshchuk was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine by President of Ukraine.


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