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Yurii Huliak

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Yurii Huliak
Native name
Юрій Гуляк
Birth nameYurii Vasylovych Huliak
Nickname(s)Hyria (Гиря)[1]
AllegianceUkraine
Service / branchArmed Forces of Ukraine
RankCaptain
Unit80th Air Assault Brigade
Battles / warsRusso-Ukrainian War
AwardsOrder of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi

Yurii Vasylovych Huliak (Ukrainian: Юрій Васильович Гуляк) is a Ukrainian soldier, Captain of the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

In 2023, he was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30: Creators of the Future rating.[1]

Biography

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Huliak serves as a battalion commander of the 80th Air Assault Brigade. He is one of the youngest commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[1]

During the full-scale Russian invasion, he took part in the battles for Nova Kakhovka, Voznesensk, Bakhmut, Lysychansk, and Kharkiv Oblast.[1]

His great-grandmother Yustyna[citation needed] was an UPA liaison officer.[1]

Awards

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Military ranks

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Юрій Гуляк (Гиря)". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  2. ^ a b Decree of the President of Ukraine from 16 October 2023 year № 693/2023 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 28 September 2022 year № 674/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
  4. ^ a b Decree of the President of Ukraine from 8 June 2022 year № 397/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)