Serhii Kulchytskyi | |
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Native name | Сергій Петрович Кульчицький |
Birth name | Serhii Petrovych Kulchytskyi |
Born | Weimar, Efurt, East Germany (now Weimar, Thuringia, Germany) | 17 December 1963
Died | 29 May 2014 Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast/Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine | (aged 50)
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Service | Ukrainian National Guard |
Rank | Major general |
Commands | Western Territorial Command of Internal Troops (deputy commander) |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Order of the Gold Star (Posthumous) |
Serhii Petrovych Kulchytskyi (Ukrainian: Сергій Петрович Кульчицький; 17 December 1963 – 29 May 2014) was head of the military and special training directorate at the National Guard of Ukraine. Gen Kulchytskyi was killed during the Siege of Sloviansk, when his helicopter was downed by armed pro-Russian separatists. 1st National Guard Battalion received his honorary name.