Eduard Mykhailovych Moskaliov[c] (Ukrainian: Едуард Михайлович Москальов; born 22 December 1973) is a major general of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

Eduard Moskaliov
Moskaliov in 2018
Birth nameEduard Mykhailovych Moskalyov
Born (1973-12-22) 22 December 1973 (age 50)
Allegiance Ukraine
Service / branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Years of service2022–present
Rank Heneral-maior
(Major General)
Commands
Battles / warsRusso-Ukrainian War
Awards Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky III[a]
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky II[b]

Career

 
Moskaliov (left) saluting during the 2018 Rapid Trident ceremony

Moskaliov was appointed as the chief of staff - first deputy commander of the Ukrainian Operational Command East in 2019.[1]

Moskaliov was the commanding officer of the Joint Forces Operation from March 2022 until in February 2023, when he was dismissed without a public reason.[2] In March 2023, he was appointed as the commander of the "Odesa" OSU.[3]

In August 2024, Moskaliov was appointed military commandant of the territory in Kursk Oblast occupied by Ukraine during the August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion.[4]

Awards

He was awarded Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3rd degree on 29 September 2014 for personal courage and heroism, demonstrated in the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine[5] and Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 2nd degree on 19 March 2022 for personal courage and selfless actions shown in the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and loyalty to the military oath.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 3rd degree (29 September 2014)
  2. ^ 2nd degree (19 March 2022)
  3. ^ Also romanized as Moskalyov

References

  1. ^ "У Маріуполі визначені переможці 5-го сезону чемпіонату України з футболу Ліги учасників АТО дивізіону «Схід»". dn.gov.ua. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ Drummond, Michael (27 February 2023). "Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks top Ukrainian commander without giving a reason". news.sky.com. Sky News. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Президент провів засідання Ставки Верховного Головнокомандувача". president.gov.ua. 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Ukraine opens military office in occupied Kursk region, says it is still advancing". reuters.com. Reuters. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ^ Указ Президента України № 747/2014 від 29 вересня 2014 року «Про відзначення державними нагородами України»
  6. ^ https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1492022-41749