Maksym Shapoval


Maksym Shapoval
Native name
Максим Михайлович Шаповал
Birth nameMaksym Mykhailovych Shapoval
Born(1978-07-06)6 July 1978
Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died27 June 2017(2017-06-27) (aged 38)
Kyiv, Ukraine
AllegianceUkraine Ukraine
Service / branch Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
Rank Colonel
CommandsChief of HUR MOU 10th Special Detachment
Battles / wars
AwardsHero of Ukraine Order of the Gold Star (posthumously)
Spouse(s)Iryna Shapoval (m. ?-2017)
Children2

Maksym Mykhaylovych Shapoval (Ukrainian: Максим Михайлович Шаповал; 6 July 1978 – 27 June 2017)[1] was a senior officer (Colonel) in the Ukrainian military and head of the special forces of the Chief Intelligence Directorate. He was assassinated in a car bomb attack in central Kyiv on 27 June 2017, having only recently returned from the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine.[2][3][4] At the time of his death, Shapoval was investigating Russian involvement in Eastern Ukraine. He collected intel on their locations and weapons, which was able to substantiate Ukraine's position in the war criminal trial in The Hague on Russia's armed aggression.[5] At the time, he was one of the most senior Ukrainian officials killed in action.

  1. ^ Стало відомо хто був першим «кіборгом». Це - вінничанин Максим Шаповал (in Ukrainian). vn.20minut.ua. 28 June 2017.
  2. ^ Miller, Christopher (27 June 2017). "Colonel In Ukrainian Military Intelligence Killed In Kyiv Car Bombing". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. ^ McKew, Molly; McKew, Molly (27 June 2017). "A killing in Kiev shows how the West continues to fail Ukraine". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Ukrainian military intelligence officer killed by car bomb in Kiev". the Guardian. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ^ "A Ukrainian officer killed in a car bomb was reportedly investigating Russia for international court case". Business Insider. Retrieved 28 June 2017.