Oleksandr Tarnavskyi Олександр Тарнавський | |
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Born | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | May 12, 1970
Allegiance | Ukraine |
Service/ | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Commands held | 2024 – until now Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Training Command. |
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Oleksandr Heorhiiovych Tarnavskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Георгійович Тарнавський; born 12 May 1970) is a Ukrainian military officer and brigadier general who rose to prominence during the Russo-Ukraine War due to his leading role during the counteroffensive in southern Ukraine in 2022 and 2023.[1] He is the former Commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group[2] and the former Commander of the Sloboda operational-strategic group. He is also a Knight of all degrees of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.