Yuriy Harkaviy

Yurii Vasylovych Harkavyi (; born 1989) is a Ukrainian military officer and lieutenant colonel in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He commands the 425th Separate Assault Regiment "Skala". Harkavyi was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine in 2025 and has received all three classes of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.

Early service Harkavyi was born in 1989.

The presidential office said in January 2025 that, in 2022, the unit under Harkavyi's command carried out reconnaissance and sabotage missions in Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts, and credited it with destroying more than 600 invading troops and over 50 armored vehicles. The same official profile stated that Harkavyi also took part in planning offensive and assault actions around Vodiane, Opytne, and Avdiivka. The Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine states that Harkavyi commanded the 425th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion "Skala", and that he and the battalion fought in Kharkiv Oblast, including the liberation of Izium, as well as in the Volnovakha, Bakhmut, and Pokrovsk areas of Donetsk Oblast.

The Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine describes Harkavyi as commander of the 425th Separate Assault Regiment "Skala" from January 2025.

On 26 June 2026, Harkaviy was removed from his post for the duration of the investigation, following accusations of abuse and killings of recruits of the regiment.

Awards Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Gold Star (20 January 2025), for personal courage and heroism in defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and for selfless service to the Ukrainian people. Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 1st class (3 September 2023), for personal courage and selfless actions in defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd class (20 June 2022), for personal courage and selfless actions in defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and loyalty to the military oath. Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class (24 March 2022), for personal courage and selfless actions in defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and loyalty to the military oath.