Vitaly Raevsky

Vitaliy Anatoliovich Raevskiy was a Ukrainian major general of the reserves, who formerly formed and commanded all of the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces and before then was in the Soviet Airborne Troops.
From 1993 to 1998 he was the commander of the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces.

Early career

Vitaliy Anatoliovich Raevskiy was born on February 25, 1949, in Khyriv, Lviv oblast Ukraine.

Education

In 1966 Vitaliy Raevskiy began his education at the Odesa Artillery Institute, where he graduated in 1969.
During the 1978–1981 he attended Frunze Military Academy.
He also attended Voroshilov Military Academy of the USSR Army General Staff from 1989 until 1991.

Assignments

1985–1987 – 56th Air Assault Brigade
Airborne Division of Northern Group of Forces
2001-2002 - 242nd Training Centre
Organized Ukrainian Airmobile Forces

Awards and decorations

Vitaliy Anatoliovich Raevskiy earned the following decorations and awards:

Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR Third Class
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky – Second Class
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky – Third ClassThe Presentational Fire-Arm decoration – a Fort 12 pistol