Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Sak (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Сак) is a Ukrainian soldier, lieutenant colonel,[2] and the former commander of the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine until 16 September 2023 when he was replaced by Colonel Oleksandr Pavlii.[3]
Oleksandr Sak | |
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| Native name | Олександр Сак |
| Birth name | Олександр Олександрович Сак |
| Nickname(s) | Staff (Стафф)[1] |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Service | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | 47th Mechanized Brigade (2022-2023) 53rd Mechanized Brigade (2024-Present) |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Awards | Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi |
| Alma mater | Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy |
In 2023, he was included in Forbes 30 Under 30: Creators of the Future rating.[4]
Biography
editGraduated from the Zakarpattia Regional Boarding Lyceum with enhanced military and physical training, Faculty of Combat Use of Troops of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy (2015).[1]
After graduation, he began his service in the 93rd Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar".[1]
Participated in combat in the ATO/JFO area. In the summer of 2015, he became a company commander, and in 2019 — the commander of the 3rd Battalion. He was wounded three times.[1]
During the full-scale Russian invasion, he was the commander of a mechanized battalion that engaged in combat with the enemy's battalion tactical group and won thanks to a rational approach to combat and non-standard tactics.[5]
In 2022, he was appointed commander of the newly created 47th Mechanized Brigade.[6][7]
On 16 September 2023, he was sacked and replaced Colonel Oleksandr Pavlii who had previously commanded the 112th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces of the city of Kyiv since 2022.[3][8]
On 25 November 2024, he was appointed as the new commander of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade.[9]
Awards
edit- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 1st class (8 August 2022)[10]
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 2nd class (7 March 2022)[11]
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 3rd class (4 February 2016)[12]
- Order of the People's Hero of Ukraine[1]
- Medal "Defender of the Fatherland" (27 October 2016)[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Анастасія Федченко (2021-04-19). "26-річний комбат Олександр Сак "Стафф" із 93-ї бригади: Готуємося до масштабної війни з Росією". Новинарня.
- ^ "Неважливо, ким ти був — ідеш і виконуєш обов’язки, які потрібні для перемоги" — поет Матюша про службу у війську, Суспільне Новини, 15.05.2023.
- ^ a b "Ukraine's 47th Separate Brigade, one of first to launch counteroffensive in Zaporizhzhia, has new commander". Ukrainska Pravda.
- ^ "30 до 30: творці майбутнього". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ Президент України підписав указ про відзначення державними нагородами України 96 українських військових, АрміяInform, 08.03.2022.
- ^ Анастасія Блищик. Сак, Шаламага, Маркус про 47 ОМБр: "Наша бригада сформувалася як бригада прориву. Деталей ми не розкриваємо, але сценарій нашого застосування виходить зі слова — прорив", Цензор.нет, 20.01.2023.
- ^ У складі ЗСУ поповнення — 47-а штурмова бригада, Ліга.Новини, 15.11.2022.
- ^ Reporter, Brendan Cole Senior News (October 11, 2023). "Infighting engulfs one of Ukraine's top brigades amid heavy losses". Newsweek.
- ^ "Oleksandr Sak Appointed Commander of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade". MilitaryLand.net. November 25, 2024.
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 8 August 2022 year № 569/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 7 March 2022 year № 113/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 4 February 2016 year № 37/2016 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 27 October 2016 year № 476/2016 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)