Roman Darmohrai


Roman Anatoliiovych Darmohrai is a Ukrainian soldier, Pidpolkovnyk of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
In 2022, he was included in Forbes' 30 Under 30: Faces of the Future.

Biography

In 2015, he graduated from the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy. Since then, he has been serving in the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Cossacks, where he rose from platoon commander to deputy brigade commander. He is a participant of the ATO/JFO.

Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he planned and organized the defense of the settlements of Pukhivka, Rozhivka and Kalynivka in the Brovary Raion of the Kyiv Oblast, creating an effective fire system for the brigade's mechanized battalion units. After almost four hours of fighting, on 9 March, 17 tanks, 3 armored personnel carriers and up to 55 enemy soldiers were destroyed.

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