| Mykola Balan | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Mykola Ivanovych Balan |
| Born | December 12, 1968 |
| Place of birth |
Staryi Lysets, Tysmenytsia Raion, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union Ukraine |
| Service/branch |
 Internal Troops of Ukraine National Guard of Ukraine |
| Years of service | 1992–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
National Guard of Ukraine Crimean territorial command |
Mykola Ivanovych Balan (Ukrainian: Микола Іванович Балан) is a Ukrainian military official, Lieutenant General, a commander of the National Guard of Ukraine.
Biography[]
Balan is a native of western Ukraine who in 1992 graduated the Saratov Higher Military Command School of the Red Banner of Feliks Dzerzhinsky of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union. In 2003 he also graduated the Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the Border Troops of Ukraine. Balan graduated with honors from the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine.
In 2010 was appointed as a chief officer of the Crimean territorial command of the Internal Troops of Ukraine.[1]
Since 2014 he became among the leading commanding officers as a deputy commander of the newly revived National Guard in place of Internal Troops.[1]
On 14 June 2019 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Mykola Balan commander of the National Guard of Ukraine.[1]
Decorations[]
- Order of Merit, 2nd degree (24 March 2017) – for personal courage and high professionalism discovered in defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, exemplary execution of military duty[2]
- Order of Merit, 3rd degree (23 March 2012) – for a significant personal contribution in strengthening the rule of law and order, the fight against crime, exemplary performance of official duty, high professionalism and on the occasion of the Day of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zelenskyi appointed new leadership of the National Guard (Зеленський призначив нове керівництво Нацгвардії). Ukrayinska Pravda. 14 June 2019
- ↑ Ukrainian presidential decree. About the awarding of state awards to servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine (Про відзначення державними нагородами України військовослужбовців Національної гвардії України). Verkhovna Rada. 24 March 2017
- ↑ Ukrainian presidential decree. About the awarding of state awards of Ukraine (Про відзначення державними нагородами України). Verkhovna Rada. 23 March 2012
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