Serhii Kulchytskyi

Serhii Kulchytskyi
Native name
Сергій Петрович Кульчицький
Birth nameSerhii Petrovych Kulchytskyi
Born(1963-12-17)17 December 1963
Weimar, Efurt, East Germany (now Weimar, Thuringia, Germany)
Died29 May 2014(2014-05-29) (aged 50)
Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Buried
Allegiance
Branch Ukrainian National Guard
RankMajor general
CommandsWestern Territorial Command of Internal Troops (deputy commander)
Battles / wars
Awards Order of the Gold Star (Posthumous)

Children1

Serhii Petrovych Kulchytskyi (Ukrainian: Сергій Петрович Кульчицький; 17 December 1963 – 29 May 2014) was head of the military and special training directorate at the National Guard of Ukraine. Gen Kulchytskyi was killed during the Siege of Sloviansk, when his helicopter was downed by armed pro-Russian separatists. 1st National Guard Battalion received his honorary name.