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Vadym Sukharevsky | |
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 Sukharevsky 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 Olehovich Sukharevsky (Ukrainian: Вадим Олегович Сухаревський), callsign Badger (Ukrainian: Борсук, romanized: Borsuk ),[1] is a colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the first commander of Unmanned Systems Forces.[2] He was the first officer of the Armed Forces under whose command fire was opened in the Russo-Ukrainian war.[3][4] In 2022 he was awarded Hero of Ukraine.
Before becoming Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, he was Commander of the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade (2022–2024), Chief of Staff of the 35th Marine Brigade, and Commander of the 503rd Marine Infantry Battalion.[5]
- ^ 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.