Pavlo Palisa | |
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| Павло Паліса | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Pavlo Serhiiovych Palisa 30 August 1985 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Nickname | Hunter (Хантер)[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Branch/service | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | |
Pavlo Serhiiovych Palisa (Ukrainian: Павло Сергійович Паліса; born 30 August 1985) is a Ukrainian soldier and public servant, colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a combatant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Since 2024, he has served as Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Biography
In 2007, Palisa graduated from the Lviv Institute of Land Forces of the Lviv Polytechnic National University (now the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy), and in 2019, he graduated from the Command and Staff Institute of the National Defense University of Ukraine.[2]
Following the full-scale Russian invasion, he interrupted his studies at the United States Army Command and General Staff College to join the defense of Ukraine. In June 2022, the American educational institution issued a diploma to Pavlo, who was then commanding the 5th Assault Regiment, to loud applause.[2]
In 2023, he became the commander of the 93rd mechanized brigade "Kholodnyi Yar". He fought in the battles for Bakhmut.[3][4]
In 2024 Palisa became Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.[5]
Awards
- Cross of Military Merit (28 November 2023)[6]
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class (13 January 2023)[7]
References
- ↑ Тетяна Малишева (2023-08-27). "Спецефір Українського Радіо". Українське радіо.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 Наталія Роп (2022-06-21). "«Ми, на жаль, воюємо на своїй землі». Історія Павла Паліси, який навчався в армійському коледжі США та створив в Україні штурмовий полк". NV. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ↑ Анастасія Дашко (2022-10-22). "«Ми здивували світ і самих себе» — інтерв'ю командира штурмового полку з Бахмутського напрямку". Суспільне Новини. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ↑ "Втрати противника на Бахмутському напрямку колосальні, але недостатні — комбриг холодноярців". АрміяInform. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ↑ "Zelensky appoints Palisa deputy head of his office".
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 28 листопада 2023 year № 791/2023 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 13 січня 2023 year № 17/2023 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)