Ihor Bezohlyuk Explained

Ihor Bezohlyuk
Birth Date:March 14, 1972
Birth Place:Volodarka, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Death Date:September 26, 2022 (aged 50)
Death Place:Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Rank:Lieutenant Colonel
Service:Armed Forces of Ukraine
Battles:Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022-present)

Ihor Bezohlyuk (March 14, 1972 – September 26, 2022) was a Ukrainian military serviceman, lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. He was a Knight of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky III degree (2022).

Biography

Bezohlyuk was born on March 14, 1972, in the village of Volodarka, Kyiv region. He grew up and studied in the city of Kyiv. He graduated from general educational institution No. 256, after which he entered the Kyiv Military Academy for a scout course, but as a result of the reorganization, he graduated from the Odesa Military Academy, graduating in 1993.

He retired from the army in 2010. He served in the 95th Airborne Brigade, the Research Institute of the Ground Forces and other units.

In 2014, he became one of the co-founders of the Ukrainian Legion organization. In 2014, he went to Pisky, Donetsk region, and since May 2015, he served as the deputy commander of the combat training regiment of the Azov SPD.

Company commander, anti-tank officer of the 130th battalion of the 112th separate territorial defense brigade.

Bezoglyuk died on September 26, 2022, during the detonation of an armored car on an enemy mine in the liberated part of the Kharkiv region.

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Notes and References

  1. Decree of the President of Ukraine from 6 вересня 2022 year № 627/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України»