Mykola Oleshchuk
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| Микола Олещук | |
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| Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force[1] | |
| Assumed office 9 August 2021 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
| Preceded by | Serhii Drozdov |
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| Born | Mykola Mykolaiovych Oleshchuk (1972-05-25) 25 May 1972 (age 52) Lutsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine, Kharkiv National University, Zhytomyr Radio-Technical Institute |
| Awards | Hero of Ukraine  Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3d class |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Years of service | 1993–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General  |
| Commands | Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force |
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Mykola Mykolaiovych Oleshchuk (Ukrainian: Микола Миколайович Олещук; born 25 May 1972) is a Ukrainian three-star general who has served as the Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force since 9 August 2021.
He was born in Lutsk on 25 May 1972.
He graduated from the Zhytomyr Radio-Technical Institute [uk] in 1994. In 2004, he graduated from Kharkiv National University with distinction and in 2010, he graduated from the Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine. During his service in the Ukrainian Air Force, he specialized on the S-300 missile system.[2]
He was appointed commander of the Ukrainian Air Force on 9 August 2021.[1]
On 14 October 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant general.[3]
On 26 April 2022 was awarded the third class Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.[4]
On 14 October 2022 Oleshchuk was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine by President of Ukraine.[5]
