Roman Mamavko
Roman Mykhailovych Mamavko (Ukrainian: Роман Михайлович Мамавко) - is a Ukrainian serviceman, current colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at 24th Mechanized Brigade, participant of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Hero of Ukraine.
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Native name | Роман Михайлович Мамавко |
Born | 1979 or 1980 (age 43–44) Kobolchyn, Chernivetska Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 24th Mechanized Brigade |
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Career
After studying at the Odesa Institute of the Land Forces, he still serves in the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo of the Operational Command "West" of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As of 2021, the Chief of Staff is the First Deputy Commander of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade.[1]
Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)
After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on February 24, 2022, his brigade defended Popasna, Sieverskodonetsk district, Luhansk region, for almost 3 months. During the Russian-Ukrainian war, Colonel Roman Mamavko, after the wounded commander, took over the Kerivnitsa brigade with its subdivisions.[2]
Honors
- the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star (May 3, 2022)
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, III class (March 25, 2022)[3]
- Medal "For Military Service to Ukraine" (December 4, 2019)[4]
References
- Шушківський, А. І. (2022). Мамавко Роман Михайлович (in Ukrainian). Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
- "Хрест бойових заслуг: першим кавалером став Валерій Залужний, фото". umoloda.kyiv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- "Про відзначення державними нагородами України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- "Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня Збройних Сил України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
External links
Media related to Roman Mamavko at Wikimedia Commons