| Mark Gregory Paslawsky | |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Manhattan, New York City, US |
| Death Place: | Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Placeofburial: | Askold's Grave, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Nickname: | Franko (Франко)[1] |
| Allegiance: | United States Army National Guard of Ukraine |
| Serviceyears: | 1981 - 1991, 2014 |
| Rank: | Major (U.S. Army) |
| Unit: | 75th Ranger Regiment Donbas Battalion |
| Known For: | The only American fighting for Ukraine at the time |
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| Alma Mater: | United States Military Academy |
Mark Gregory "Franko" Paslawsky[2] (16 Jan 1959 - 19 August 2014), also known as Marko (Markiian Hryhorii) Paslavskyi (Ukrainian: Марко (Маркіян Григорій) Паславський)[3] was an American-born Ukrainian man who served as a private of the Donbas Battalion, a volunteer unit of the National Guard of Ukraine. He died in the War in Donbas during the Battle of Ilovaisk. He was awarded the Order of Danylo Halytsky posthumously.[4] [5]