Oleksandr Yakovenko (lieutenant colonel)
{{Short description|Ukrainian military officer}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2022}}
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Oleksandr Yakovenko ({{langx|uk|Олександр Олексійович Яковенко}}; born 29 June 1968, Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) is a lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participant in the Russo-Ukrainian war.{{Cite book |last=Пилипчук |first=Р. В. |url=https://esu.com.ua/article-77720 |title=Яковенко Олександр Олексійович |date=2023-10-30 |publisher=Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України |isbn=978-966-02-2074-4 |language=Ukrainian}} He is a Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Order of the Golden Star.
Biography
As of 2018, he was the commander of the 24th separate assault battalion "Aidar".{{Cite web |date=2018-08-23 |title=Командир "Айдару" розповів про бій на Луганщині, під час якого загинули четверо військових |url=https://hromadske.ua/posts/komandyr-aidaru-rozpoviv-pro-bii-na-luhanshchyni-pid-chas-iakoho-zahynuly-chetvero-viiskovykh |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=hromadske.ua |language=uk}}
In 2023, he was appointed commander of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade.{{Cite web |title=Військовослужбовець з Волновахи отримав бойовий прапор з рук Президента України |url=https://volnovakha.city/articles/268276/vijskovosluzhbovec-z-volnovahi-otrimav-bojovij-prapor-z-ruk-prezidenta-ukraini-foto |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Волноваха.City |language=uk}}
Awards
- the title of Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Order of the Golden Star (2022) — for personal courage and heroism shown in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath.
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3d class (March 8, 2022) — for personal courage and selfless actions in the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath.{{Cite web |title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №117/2022. Про відзначення державними нагородами України |url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1172022-41613 |website=president.gov.ua}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1222022-41633 president.gov.ua] About conferring the title of Hero of Ukraine
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Category:Recipients of the Order of Gold Star (Ukraine)