Volodymyr Hryniuk (October 14, 1986, Kivertsi, Ukraine) is a prominent Ukrainian activist, soldier, lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, commander of the motorized infantry battalion of the 30th separate mechanized brigade. Hero of Ukraine (2015), a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.[1]

Biography

Hryniuk graduated from Lutsk Pedagogical College (2006). Since then, he served in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and studied at the Academy of Land Forces named after Hetman P. Sagaidachny in Lviv. After obtaining a higher military education, he served in the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the 8th Army Corps of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stationed in Novohrad-Volynskyi, Zhytomyr Region.[2]

Russia-Ukraine war

As of the beginning of 2015, he is the captain, commander of the mechanized company of the mechanized battalion of the 30th separate mechanized brigade.[3][4]

On February 10–11, 2015, during the clearing of the settlement of Logvynove, thanks to the officer's courage and lightning-fast decisive actions, the assault group captured part of the settlement, while Volodymyr Hryniuk personally destroyed 3 units of armored vehicles and up to 30 militants. He was wounded during the operation, but continued to lead the combined unit. The unit subordinated to V. Hrynyuk destroyed a large number of armored vehicles and manpower of illegal armed formations.[5]

As of October 2017, he is the deputy commander of the mechanized battalion of the 30th separate mechanized brigade.

As of July 2022, he is the commander of the motorized infantry battalion of the 30th separate mechanized brigade.[6]

In 2022, he receveid the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 3rd degree (2022).[7]

References

  1. ↑ Володимир Гринюк| Світлодарськ, що там білоруси та коли перелам у війні | Nova Ukraine, retrieved 2023-08-02
  2. ↑ Шушківський, А. І. (2022). Гринюк Володимир Володимирович (in Ukrainian). Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
  3. ↑ "Глава держави присвоїв статус Національної Академії Сухопутних військ Збройних Сил України імені гетьмана Петра Сагайдачного — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". 2018-09-09. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  4. ↑ "Президент присвоїв звання Героя України чотирьом військовим командирам — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". 2017-01-09. Archived from the original on 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  5. ↑ "Президент присвоїв звання Героя України чотирьом військовим командирам — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". 2017-01-09. Archived from the original on 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  6. ↑ Володимир Гринюк| Світлодарськ, що там білоруси та коли перелам у війні | Nova Ukraine, retrieved 2023-08-02
  7. ↑ Шушківський, А. І. (2022). Гринюк Володимир Володимирович (in Ukrainian). Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.


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