Mykhailo Drapatyi

Mykhailo Drapatyi
Mykhailo Drapatyi
Native name	Драпатий Михайло Васильович
Born	21 November 1982 (age 42); Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Allegiance	Ukraine
Service / branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Years of service	2004–Present
Rank	Major General
Commands	List 72nd Mechanized Brigade (2nd Battalion); 30th Mechanized Brigade (Chief of Staff/First Deputy Commander); 58th Motorized Brigade; Odesa Operational-Strategic Group; Kharkiv Operational-Tactical Group; Luhansk Operational-Tactical Group; Commander of the Ground Forces;
Battles / wars	Russo-Ukrainian war War in Donbas Battle of Mariupol (2014); Ukrainian-Russian border clashes (2014); Battle of Artemivsk; Battle of Horlivka; ; Full-scale invasion of Ukraine; ;
Awards	List Cross of Military Merit; Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 1st - 3rd class; Hero of Ukraine; Firearms award of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine; Queen’s Sword of the United Kingdom;
Alma mater	National Defense University of Ukraine Ivan-Chernyakhovsky

Mykhailo Vasyliovych Drapatyi (Ukrainian: Михайло Васильович Драпатий; born 21 November 1982) is a Ukrainian military officer, who is currently serving as the Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

Aside from his current role, he has held several notable commands including second battalion of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade during the 2014 Battle of Mariupol, the Zelenopillia rocket attack and the subsequent breakout, Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the 30th Mechanized Brigade, commander of the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade and commander of several Operational-Strategic and Operational-Tactical groups.

He has also received several notable awards, including the full Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, the Cross of Military Merit and Hero of Ukraine.