Vitaliy Anatoliovich Raevskiy Віталій Анатолійович Раєвський | |
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Born | Khyriv, Ukraine | February 25, 1949
Died | November 17, 2014 | (aged 65)
Allegiance | Soviet Union Ukraine |
Service | Ukrainian Airmobile Forces |
Years of service | 1962–1995 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | 56th Air Assault Brigade 38th Guards Air Assault Brigade Airborne Division of Northern Group of Forces |
Battles / wars | Soviet–Afghan War |
Vitaliy Anatoliovich Raevskiy (Ukrainian: Віталій Анатолійович Раєвський, romanized: Vitalii Anatoliiovych Raievskyi; February 25, 1949 – 17 November 2014) was a Ukrainian major general of the reserves, who formerly formed and commanded all of the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces and before then was in the Soviet Airborne Troops.[1][2]