Oleg Apostol
командувач Десантно-штурмових військ
Oleg Apostol was born in Ivano-Frankivsk. He graduated from the Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy. He commanded the 95th Separate Air Assault Polissia Brigade.
Apostol is a Hero of Ukraine, a recipient of the honorary award "Cross of Military Merit" and a full cavalier of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.
On June 3, 2025, President Zelenskyy appointed Oleg Apostol Commander of the Air Assault Forces.
Over the years of service, he took part in key combat operations: he defended Luhansk airport, liberated the Mykolaivka thermal power plant in Donetsk Oblast and went through the battles for Sloviansk.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, he has led operations to liberate settlements in Mykolaiv Oblast.
He coordinated defensive and offensive operations in Luhansk, Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts.
His 95th brigade, in particular, took part in the operation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Russia's Kursk Oblast from August 2024.
A full biography of Oleg Apostol has been prepared by Channel 24.