Yurii Huliak Explained

Yurii Huliak
Native Name Lang:	UKR
Nickname:	Hyria (Гиря)^[1]
Birth Name:	Yurii Vasylovych Huliak
Allegiance:	Ukraine
Branch:	Armed Forces of Ukraine
Rank:	Captain
Unit:	80th Air Assault Brigade
Battles:	Russo-Ukrainian War
Awards:	Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi

Yurii Vasylovych Huliak (uk|Юрій Васильович Гуляк) is a Ukrainian soldier, Captain of the 80th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

In 2023, he was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30: Creators of the Future rating.

Biography

Huliak serves as a battalion commander of the 80th Air Assault Brigade. He is one of the youngest commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the full-scale Russian invasion, he took part in the battles for Nova Kakhovka, Voznesensk, Bakhmut, Lysychansk, and Kharkiv Oblast.

His great-grandmother Yustyna was an UPA liaison officer.

Awards

• Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 1st class (16 October 2023)^[2]
• Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 2nd class (28 September 2022)^[3]
• Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 3rd class (8 June 2022)^[4]

Military ranks

• Captain
• Senior lieutenant

Notes and References

1. News: Юрій Гуляк (Гиря) . Forbes . 2023-09-01 .
2. Decree of the President of Ukraine from 16 October 2023 year № 693/2023 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України»
3. Decree of the President of Ukraine from 28 September 2022 year № 674/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
4. Decree of the President of Ukraine from 8 June 2022 year № 397/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)