Viktor Pylypenko (soldier)

For the Ukrainian footballer, see Viktor Pylypenko (footballer).
In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Serhiyovych and the family name is Pylypenko.
Viktor Pylypenko
Native name
Віктор Пилипенко
Birth nameViktor Serhiyovych Pylypenko
NicknameFrenchman
Born (1986-11-06) 6 November 1986
Ukraine
AllegianceUkraine
BranchUkrainian Ground Forces
Service years2014–present
RankJunior sergeant
Unit72nd Mechanized Brigade
Conflicts
AwardsATO Badge
Alma materKyiv Polytechnic Institute
Other workLGBTQ+ activism in the military

Viktor Serhiyovych Pylypenko (born 6 November 1986), nicknamed the Frenchman, is a Ukrainian military serviceman, translator, and an advocate for LGBTQ+ service members' rights.


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