Ihor Skybiuk

Ihor Skybiuk
Native name
Ігор Анатолійович Скибюк
Birth nameIhor Anatoliiovych Skybiuk
Born10 October 1976
Konotop, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Allegiance Ukraine
Service / branch Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
Years of service1998–
Rankmajor general
CommandsCommander of the Air Assault Forces
Battles / warsRusso-Ukrainian War
AwardsHero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine
Alma materOdesa Military Academy
National Defense Academy of Ukraine

Ihor Anatoliivych Skybiuk (Ukrainian: І́гор Анато́лійович Скибю́к born 10 October 1976) is a Ukrainian Air Assault Forces major general and participant of the Russo-Ukrainian War. He has been the commander of the Air Assault Forces since 2023, and a recipient of the title Hero of Ukraine and the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.

Early life and education

Skybiuk was born on 10 October 1976 in Konotop, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. He is a graduate of the Odesa Institute of the Ground Forces and the National Defense Academy of Ukraine.[1]

Military career

He served in the 80th Separate Airmobile Brigade from 1998[1] and participated in the Donbass War since 2014.[2]

In 2022 he became the commander of the 80th Air Assault Brigade and led it during the Kharkiv counteroffensive later that year, for which he was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine.[2]

In 2023 he became the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Air Assault Forces, and on 11 February 2024 he became the Commander.[1][3]

On December 5, 2024, Promoted to major general.[4]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c Pylypchuk, R. V. (4 June 2024). "Скибюк Ігор Анатолійович". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian).
  2. ^ a b Kravtsov, Vladyslav (11 February 2024). "Відповідальний за успіх у Харківській операції: що відомо про нового командувача ДШВ Скибюка" [Responsible for the success of the Kharkiv operation: what is known about the new commander of DShV Skybuik]. 24 Kanal (in Ukrainian).
  3. ^ "Zelensky appoints 4 new high-level military commanders". The Kyiv Independent. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №832/2024". www.president.gov.ua/. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Указ Президента України від 14 жовтня 2022 року № 708/2022" [Decree of the President of Ukraine from 14 October 2022 no. 708/2022] (in Ukrainian).
  6. ^ "Указ Президента України від 27 травня 2022 року № 375/2022" [Decree of the President of Ukraine from 27 May 2022 no. 375/2022] (in Ukrainian).
  7. ^ "Указ Президента України від 8 березня 2022 року № 117/2022" [Decree of the President of Ukraine from 8 March 2022] (in Ukrainian).
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
2024– 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
2023–2024 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the 80th Air Assault Brigade
2022–2023 		Succeeded by


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