Oleh Mikhniuk
Appearance
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Born | Mala Divitsa, Ukrainian SSR | 27 October 1965
Died | 20 August 2014 Novosvitlivka, Luhansk Oblast | (aged 48)
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Service/ | Soviet Army Armed Forces of Ukraine Ukrainian Ground Forces 56th Guards Air Assault Brigade Aidar Battalion |
Battles/wars | Soviet-Afghan War War in Donbass |
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Oleh Mikhniuk (Ukrainian, Міхнюк Олег Іванович, October 27, 1965 – August 20, 2014) was a Ukrainian activist and soldier. He served in the armed forces of the Soviet Union during the Soviet–Afghan War. He participated in the Euromaidan. He was killed in action fighting against the rebel forces in the Donbass. He was a recipient of Ukraine's Order of Gold Star and the Order for Courage. On August 21, 2015, he was posthumously made a Hero of Ukraine.[1][2][3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ Олег Міхнюк: Діставай н/з
- ^ В історичному музеї відбувся захід пам'яті Олега Міхнюка // ПіК, 13 лютого 2015
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- ^ Президент вручив «Золоту Зірку» Героя України дружині загиблого воїна-«афганця» Олега Міхнюка // Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України, 23 серпня 2015
- ^ "Командир легендарної "Афганської сотні" // Володимир Чікалін, "Народна армія", 13.02.2015". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
Categories:
- Ukrainian people stubs
- 1965 births
- 2014 deaths
- Recipients of the Order of Gold Star (Ukraine)
- Chevaliers of the Order For Courage, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order For Courage, 3rd class
- People of the Soviet–Afghan War
- Ukrainian activists
- People of the Euromaidan
- Pro-Ukrainian people of the war in Donbas
- Military personnel killed in action