Ruslan B. Khomchak ( Ukrainian. Ruslan B. Homchak ; born. June 5, 1967 ) - Ukrainian commander , Chief of General Staff - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Member of the armed conflict in the east of Ukraine .
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| ukr Ruslan Borisovich Homchak | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | June 5, 1967 (52 years) | |||||
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| Affiliation |  the USSR Ukraine | |||||
| Type of army | ground troops | |||||
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| Battles / Wars | Armed conflict in the east of Ukraine | |||||
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Biography
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| Hochmak, R. B., 2013 . | |
He graduated from the Moscow Higher Military Command School . He served in the GDR , and then in the Belarusian Red Banner Military District . For seven years he served in the 24th separate mechanized brigade, where, after graduating from the National Academy of Defense of Ukraine, he returned as chief of staff . For four years he was the commander of the 300th separate mechanized regiment in Chernivtsi , and in April 2005 he headed the 72nd separate mechanized brigade. Since 2009 - Chief of Staff of the 8th Army Corps [1] . In May 2012 he was appointed commander of the 6th Army Corps . In November 2013, the 6th Army Corps was reorganized into Command South, of which he remained acting commander. At the same time he was the head of the Dnepropetrovsk garrison.
During the armed conflict in the east of Ukraine, at one time he held the position of commander of the sector "B" . From 2016 - Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Land Forces of Ukraine [2] .
On May 21, 2019, the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, signed Decree No. 302 on the appointment of Ruslan Homchak to the post of Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine [3] .
Member of the National Security Council (May 31, 2019) [4] .
Ranks
- In August 2011, he was promoted to the rank of Major General .
- In August 2013, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general .
Awards
- Order of Merit, III degree (December 7, 2004) - for a significant personal contribution to the defense of the state, exemplary fulfillment of military duty and on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Medal "Defender of the Fatherland" ;
- The difference between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Valor and Honor" ;
- The difference "Veteran of military service" ;
- Medal "10 years of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" ;
- Medal "15 years of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" ;
- Medal "For conscientious service" I degree.
Notes
- ↑ The Chief of Staff of the 8th Army of the Corps was assigned the title of “Major General” (ukr.)
- ↑ Archived copy (inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is January 19, 2016. Archived January 15, 2016.
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 302/2019
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine dated December 31, 2019 No. 340/2019 “About the warehouse For the sake of national security and defense of Ukraine” (in Ukrainian)