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Vadym Sukharevskyi | |
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 Sukharevskyi in 2022 | |
| Native name | Вадим Олегович Сухаревський |
| Other name(s) | Badger |
| Born | 6 October 1984 Berehove, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Awards |  Hero of Ukraine (2022) |
Vadym Olehovych Sukharevskyi (Ukrainian: Вадим Олегович Сухаревський), callsign Badger (Ukrainian: Борсук, romanized: Borsuk ;[1] born October 6, 1984, in Berehove, Zakarpattia Oblast) is a colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He is Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,[2] Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was the first officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, under whose command fire was opened to defeat Russian militants.[3][4] In 2022 he was awarded Hero of Ukraine.
He is Commander of the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade (2022–2024), Chief of Staff of the 35th Marine Brigade (2021–2022), Commander of the 503rd Marine Battalion (2016–2021),[5] and previously served in the Airborne Forces. He took part in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
- ^ Цензор.НЕТ. "Перший офіцер ЗСУ, який відкрив вогонь по російських агресорах" [The first officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to open fire on Russian aggressors: Vadym Sukharevskyi violated the order not to shoot and saved SBU employees near Slovyansk on April 13, 2014] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Vadym Sukharevsky, the man in charge of Ukraine's drones". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Перший день. Перший постріл. Перший Герой" [The first day. The first shot. The first Hero]. People’s Project.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Морпіх має бути принциповим та безжальним — підполковник Вадим Сухаревський" [A marine must be principled and ruthless - Lt. Col. Vadym Sukharevskyi]. armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Vadym Sukharevsky was appointed commander of the UAV Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine". babel.ua. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.