Today, November 29, the commander of the Ground Forces ZSU became Mikhailo Drapatiy. Vin is a brigadier general, before being recognized as the intercessor of the Chief of the General Staff, having taken part in the fortified Kherson region, having passed through the ATO and having captured Mariupol during the occupation of 2014 on a “flying infantry fighting vehicle.”
RBC-Ukraine collected everything that information about Mikhail Drapaty and his battle path.
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- Biography of Mikhail Drapaty
- Storming the barricades of the occupiers near Mariupol
- Fighting march under the hour of the ATO
- Full-scale invasion
Biography of Mikhail Drapaty
Mikhail Vasilyovich Drapaty is 42 years old. Born in the Khmelnytsky region, near Kamyantsi-Podilsky. After finishing school, he decided to return to his military career and joined the Kharkov Institute of Tank Forces.
On the 22nd, he began service in the 72nd mechanized brigade (OMBR) with the conscript Lieutenant
In 2017, I became a master of the National Defense University of Ukraine.
Storming the barricades of the occupiers near Mariupol
At the beginning of the war at the gathering of Ukraine in 2014, Mykhailo Drapatiy commanded the 2nd mechanized battalion of the 72nd mechanized brigade and was near the combat zone.
On At the beginning of 2014, his battalion was stationed near Mariupol, where the Russian occupiers were about to gain a foothold.
Drapaty's battalion was given a combat order to enter the area in armored vehicles to reinforce the self-propelled forces units that were repelling the enemy's assault, and to release the guards from the police department.
The commander was driving in one of the infantry fighting vehicles, which literally flew over one of the barricades erected by the occupiers on the streets. These shots of the “flying infantry fighting vehicle” have been around all over the world for a long time.
“When the water mechanic confirmed that in front of us there were barricades more than a meter high, he said that work, and I said that we’re taking it by storm. This video has spread all over the world and the stink (Russians, – ed.) can’t be bothered,” said Mikhailo Drapatiy in an interview with ArmyFM.
The battle route is coming. ATO hour
After Mariupol, the battalion of the then Major Drapatoy blocked the sovereign cordon of Ukraine in order to cut off the routes of armor, equipment, and ammunition imported by the Russians.
Forests were built across populated areas Amvrosiivka, Zelenopillya, Marynivka, Dovzhansky, bordered Savur-Mogila, the border control point of Chervonopartizansk.
The protean army waged a heavy war on the territory of the Russian Federation. According to the words of Mikhail Drapaty, there were days when the Russians, 7 years after the fact, “fired from all types of artillery and mortars.”
The Ukrainian military and border guards stopped at the fire ring, unable to conduct a fire across the territory of the Russian Federation. On the other hand, they were fired at pro-Russian terrorism, hiding behind populated areas.
Mykhailo Drapatiy recognized responsibility for the removal of children from the area of populated areas in Izvarine and Chervonopartisan Lugansk region.
The battalion survived from the “Izvarinsky Cauldron” 260 fighters and over 30 units of equipment. By stretching three dibs, the Viyskovs reached over 160 km. During this operation, one soldier died.
Drapaty’s battalion was sent to be re-equipped, and he began training at the National Defense University. But suddenly he transferred to the “absentee” and returned to the ATO zone.
In 2016, he was appointed commander of the 58th detached motorized infantry brigade. Vykonuvtsa in Avdiivtsi and Yasinuvatsk district of Donetsk region.
Beyond the river, Mikhailo Drapatiy became the commander of the brigade of the 58th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in the area of the Bakhmut highway.
In 2019, he lost the rank of colonel. The same fate was born out of courtyard education at the Faculty of Operational-Strategic Studies at the National Defense University.
At the hour of the graduation ceremony, Ambassador of Great Britain to Ukraine Melinda Simmons awarded Mikhail Drapaty with the passing sword the sword of the Queen of Great Britain as the finest graduate of the operational-strategic level of training.
Large-scale invasion
Full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine in the fierce 2022 Mikhailo Drapaty Zustriv with the status of intercessor commander of the United Forces ZSU from preparation military.
Bereznya 2022 Drapaty has come to the conclusion of the operational grouped military force “Pivden”, which has stopped the offensive of the Russian occupiers in Krivyi Rih.
This year, the OUV “Pivden” has become an operational-strategic grouped military force (OSUV) “Kherson”, created for the deoccupation of the place. He received Mikhailo Drapatiy.
He was one of the commanders who served as soldiers of the right bank of the Kherson region, and in late 2024 Drapatiy was appointed intercessor of the Chief of the General Staff for military training.
In the spring of 2024, the Russian Federation is on the verge of attacking in the Kharkiv region and creating a threat to Vovchansk Mikhailo Drapatiy, having defeated the operational-tactical grouped army “Kharkiv”.
In the spring of 2024, having defeated the operational-tactical grouped army “Lugansk”, its area of relevance extends from Bilogorivka, Luhansk region to New York, Donetsk region. On June 5, 2024, he relinquished the rank of major general.
On November 5, 2024, President Volodymyr Zelensky recognized Mykhailo Drapatoy as the new commander of the Ground Forces ZSU, replacing Oleksandr Pavlyuk (having taken a seat since the fall of 2024).
“Major General Mikhailo Drapatiy successfully organized the defense on Kharkivskyi directly and stopped the offensive operation of the Russian forces,” said the head of the state.
It is significant that today, thanks to Mikhail Drapatim, he was appointed intercessor The head commander of the ZSU, the commander of the 95th airborne assault brigade, Oleg Apostol.
The grievances brought their effectiveness to the battles, appointing President Volodymyr Zelensky, commenting on personnel decisions.
During the preparation, the following were used: interview with Mykhailo Drapaty ArmyFM, added to the President’s Telegram channel Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, publication “Military”, information from Wikipedia.
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