Yevhenii Hromadskyi

Yevhenii Olehovych Hromadskyi (; (born June 17, 2000, Chuhuyiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian military officer, major of the National Guard of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, who distinguished himself during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hero of Ukraine.

Biography After completing his compulsory military service, Holishevskyi enrolled at the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy in Lviv, graduating in 2012. He was assigned to the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Kostiantyn Ostrozkyi of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, based in Novograd-Volynskyi (now Zviahel, Zhytomyr Oblast). Beginning in 2014, he took part in combat operations during the War in Donbas, serving in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) and later the Joint Forces Operation.

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in February and March 2022, the 15th Separate Mountain Assault Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Holishevskyi, defended the town of Kreminna and fought against advancing Russian forces on the Krasnorichenske–Kreminna axis. According to Ukrainian sources, the battalion and its attached units halted the Russian advance and inflicted significant personnel and equipment losses on the attacking forces.

In August 2022, he was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.

As of December 2022, he was serving as commander of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade.

In July 2024, media reports indicated that the military command was considering relieving Colonel Holishevskyi of his command and transferring him to a teaching position. The reports prompted public statements of support from numerous members of the brigade and other servicemen.