Dmytro Kukharchuk
Dmytro Kukharchuk | |
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Dmytro Kukharchuk in 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1990 |
| Alma mater | Cherkasy National University |
| Nickname | Сліп (Slip) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | National Guard (2014-2022) Ukrainian Ground Forces (2022-present) |
| Years of service | 2014 – present |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Azov Regiment (2014-2022) Azov SSO Kyiv (2022) 3rd Assault Brigade (2023 - present) |
| Commands | Azov SSO Kyiv (2022) 2nd Assault Battalion, 3rd Assault Brigade (2022 - present) |
| Battles/wars | |
Dmytro Vasylovych Kukharchuk (Ukrainian: Дмитро Васильович Кухарчук; born 4 June 1990) is a Ukrainian politician and military officer.
He is one of the leaders of the far-right National Corps party, and commander of the second battalion of the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. An Euromaidan activist and former football Ultra, Kukharchuk joined the Azov Battalion in 2014, taking part in fighting in eastern Ukraine. In 2016 he joined the National Corps party, founded by Azov Battalion's commander Andriy Biletsky and served in party in high-ranking leadership positions, and has been accused of political violence.
At the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kukharchuk was in Kyiv. He organized a military unit composed of former Azov veterans and local volunteers, known as the Azov SSO. In 2023, the Azov SSO units were merged into the 3rd Assault Brigade, where Kukharchuk became the commander of the 2nd Battalion.