Mark Gregory Paslawsky | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Franko (Франко)[1] |
| Born | January 16, 1959 Manhattan, New York City, US |
| Died | August 19, 2014 (aged 55) Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Buried | Askold's Grave, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  United States Army National Guard of Ukraine |
| Years of service | 1981 – 1991, 2014 |
| Rank |  Major (U.S. Army) |
| Unit |  75th Ranger Regiment Donbas Battalion |
| Known for | The only American fighting for Ukraine at the time |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |   |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
Mark Gregory "Franko" Paslawsky[2] (16 Jan 1959 – 19 August 2014), also known as Marko (Markiian Hryhorii) Paslavskyi (Ukrainian: Марко (Маркіян Григорій) Паславський)[3] was an American-born Ukrainian man who served as a private of the Donbas Battalion, a volunteer unit of the National Guard of Ukraine. He died in the War in Donbas during the Battle of Ilovaisk. He was awarded the Order of Danylo Halytsky posthumously.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Американець в батальйоні «Донбас»: Політики в Україні не житимуть, як раніше Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine // TSN, 7 August 2014, 17:44
- ^ "The Only American Fighting for Ukraine Dies in Battle". Vice News. 2014-08-21. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Книга пам'яті полеглих за Україну". Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Президент у Нью-Йорку вручив орден Данила Галицького родині українця Марка Паславського, який загинув на Донбасі Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine // Official website of the President of Ukraine, 27 September 2015
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 25 вересня 2015 year № 557/2015 «Про нагородження М. Паславського орденом Данила Галицького» (in Ukrainian)