Global InformationIhor Hordiichuk information
Ihor Hordiichuk | |
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 Hordiichuk in 2019 | |
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| Born | 12 November 1972 Zaliznytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Service/ | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1991–present |
| Rank | Major General  |
| Unit | International Security Assistance Force |
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Tetiana Hordiichuk (m. 1994) |
Ihor Volodymyrovych Hordiichuk (Ukrainian: І́гор Володи́мирович Гордійчу́к; born 12 November 1972) is a Ukrainian military officer who is posthumously awarded the Hero of Ukraine and Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky in 2014. He is also known by his nickname Sumrak or Gordey.[1] Hordiichuk gained notoriety in August 2014 when, for 12 days, he commanded special troops and, accompanied by his scouts, he successfully repelled several Russian attacks from Savur-Mohyla in Donetsk Oblast.[2]
- ^ "Ігор Гордійчук: «Вороги хочуть, аби ми вмерли. Посередині не буде. Тут або перемога, або капітуляція»". LB.ua (in Ukrainian). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Hero of Ukraine transferred from Ivan Bohun Military High School to National Defenсe University". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 27 March 2024.