Yuliy Mamchur

Ukrainian colonel · Ukraine · On the map · Born 1971 · age 55

Yuliy Valeriyovych Mamchur is a colonel in the Ukrainian Air Force who, for three weeks in March 2014, refused to abandon his post at the Belbek Air Base, Crimea amidst the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation while surrounded and outnumbered by Russian forces.

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A typical day, 30 days to 18 August 2026

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Awards

Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky

Medal of 25 Years of Ukrainian Independence

Medal "15 Years of the Armed Forces of Ukraine"

Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 3rd class

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Mamchur is also credited for restraining amiably and diplomatically both his soldiers and pro-Russian forces from escalating tensions further, asking both sides not to shoot at each other while the situation defuses.

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Ukraine

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Dates

Born 1971 · age 55