Mykhailo Koval

Mykhailo Koval
Михайло Коваль
Acting Minister of Defence of Ukraine
In office
25 March 2014 – 3 July 2014
Prime MinisterArseniy Yatsenyuk
Preceded byIhor Tenyukh
Succeeded byValeriy Heletey[1]
Personal details
Born (1956-02-26) 26 February 1956 (age 68)
Izyaslav, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
Alma materFrunze Military Academy
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union (to 1991)
 Ukraine
Branch/service Soviet Army
 Ukrainian Ground Forces
SBGS
Years of service1979–2021
Battles/wars

Mykhailo Volodymyrovych Koval (Ukrainian: Михайло Володимирович Коваль; born 26 February 1956) is a Colonel General of Ukraine who until 2014 served in the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. During the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation he was appointed as the Minister of Defence replacing outgoing Admiral Ihor Tenyukh who resigned.[2]