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Mykhailo Oleksiyovych Lopatin (Ukrainian: Миха́йло Олексі́йович Лопа́тін; 1 July 1940 – 25 April 2022) was a Ukrainian colonel general and scientist who was commander of the Ukrainian Air Defence Forces from 1992 to 1996. Candidate of Military Sciences.
Mykhaylo Oleksiyovych Lopatin | |
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| Born | 1 July 1940 Mogilev Region, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus) |
| Died | 25 April 2022 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Ukraine |
| Service/ |  Soviet Air Forces Ukrainian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1961–1997 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
Biography edit
He died on 25 April 2022.[1]
Awards edit
- Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 2nd and 3rd class,
- Order of Alexander Nevsky,
- Medal "For Courage",
- Diploma of Honor of the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba,
- Certificate of honor of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR
- awarded with 14 medals.
Notes edit
- ^ "Архівована копія". Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
External links edit
- Народна Армія. №134 (5226) Субота, 09 листопада 2013 року «Анадир»… на острові Свободи
- МИХАИЛ ЛОПАТИН: «СТАВ ОФИЦЕРОМ ПВО, НАДО БЫТЬ ГОТОВЫМ ОТВЕЧАТЬ ЗА ПРИНЯТЫЕ ТОБОЮ РЕШЕНИЯ» Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ВІЙСЬКО УКРАЇНИ №12(114) 2009
- Сайт ветеранов 8-й отдельной армии ПВО Archived 2021-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- КИЇВСЬКА МІСЬКА ОРГАНІЗАЦІЯ ВЕТЕРАНІВ УКРАЇНИ