Mykhailo Koval

Mykhailo Koval (Ukrainian: Михайло Володимирович Коваль; 26 February 1956) is a Colonel General of Ukraine who until 2014 worked in the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. During the 2014 Crimea crisis he was appointed as the Minister of Defence replacing Admiral Ihor Tenyukh who resigned.[2]

Mykhailo Koval
Acting Minister of Defence of Ukraine
In office
25 March 2014 – 3 July 2014
Prime MinisterArseniy Yatsenyuk
Preceded byIhor Tenyukh
Succeeded byValeriy Heletey[1]
Personal details
Born (1956-02-26) 26 February 1956
Izyaslav, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, USSR
Alma materFrunze Military Academy
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Professional career

Having entered the Army as a Conscript in the Artillery in 1974, in 1978 Koval graduated the Kamianets-Podilsky Higher Military-Engineer Command School as a Second Lieutenant in the Sappers. Until 1987 he served in the Sapper units of the Soviet Airborne Troops (VDV), in 1987 being a Captain, after which he entered the M. V. Frunze Military Academy in Moscow and graduated it in 1990 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 1990-95 Koval served in a VDV training centre.

In 1997 he also graduated the National University of Defense of Ukraine. In 1997-99 Koval worked in commanding positions of the Northern Operation Command, in 1999–2001 - the Western Operation Command. In 2001-02 he served as the First Deputy Commander of the Internal Troops of Ukraine, since 2002 and until 2013 - the First Deputy Commander of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

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References
  1. Heletei appointed Ukrainian defense minister, Interfax-Ukraine (3 July 2014)
  2. Verkhovna Rada appointed Acting Defense Minister Mykhailo Koval. Ukrayinska Pravda. March 25, 2014
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