Oleh Kutsyn
Oleh Kutsyn | |
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| Native name | Олег Іванович Куцин |
| Birth name | Oleg Ivanovich Kutsyn |
| Born | 23 November 1965 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 19 June 2022 (aged 56) Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Service/ |  Ukrainian Army |
| Years of service | 2014–2022 |
| Rank | Sub-lieutenant |
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Oleh Ivanovych Kutsyn (Ukrainian: Олег Іванович Куцин; 23 November 1965 – 19 June 2022) was a Ukrainian public, political and military figure who was head of the "Legion of Freedom" of the Svoboda party.[1] He was also commander of the 49th Infantry Battalion (commonly known as the Carpathian Sich Battalion), deputy head of the Tiachiv district state administration (2005–2006), and twice elected as a deputy of the Tiachiv City Council.[2]
Biography[edit]
Oleh Kutsyn was born on 23 November 1965 in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, where his parents were studying at that time. He graduated from Tiachiv Secondary School No. 1, now Secondary School No. 1 named after Vasyl Grenji-Donsky.[3]
From 2005 to 2006, he was the first deputy head of the Tiachiv District State Administration.[4]
Political activity[edit]
In 1989, Oleh Kutsyn joined the "People's Movement of Ukraine" . On 4 October 1989, despite the strict ban by the communists, the Flag of Ukraine was hoisted for the first time in his native Tiachiv. It happened during the founding meeting of the Tiachiv district organization of the Movement.[5]
Since 2014, he created the Carpathian Sich Battalion to fight in the war in Donbas.[6] He later created the "Legion of Freedom", another Ukrainian volunteer battalion in the Donbas.
In March 2017, the Investigative Committee of Russia instituted criminal proceedings against Oleh Kutsyn for shelling in Donbas.[7]
Kutsyn was wounded in December, during the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport near the village of Pisky.[8]
Oleh Kutsyn died fighting Russian forces during the battle of Izium in June 2022.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Мир можливий лише після перемоги над російським агресором - Тягнибок" (in Ukrainian). 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015.
- ^ "У складі новообраної Тячівської міськради зміни: замість Олега Куцина депутатом від ВО «Свобода» буде Володимир Гапун (ДОКУМЕНТ)" (in Ukrainian). 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Командир «Карпатської Січі» Олег Куцин відвідав рідну Тячівську ЗОШ І-ІІІ ст. №1 ім.В.Ґренджі-Донського (ФОТО)" (in Ukrainian). 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Зами губернатора Закарпаття: хто вони, звідки, чим займаються?" (in Ukrainian). 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Резолюція установчої конференції Тячівської районної організації Народного Руху України за перебудову (фото)" (in Ukrainian). 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Росіяни відчували: ми будемо відбиватися до кінця", останні спогади командира "Карпатської Січі" про оборону Київщини" (in Ukrainian). 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Russia's Investigative Committee instituted criminal proceedings against 3 Ukrainian military personnel due to shelling in Donbas". Radio Free Europe. 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Як був поранений командир «Карпатської січі»". Radio Free Europe (in Ukrainian). 8 January 2015.
- ^ "На фронті загинув командир батальйону "Карпатська Січ" Олег Куцин" (in Ukrainian). 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Загинув командир батальйону «Карпатська Січ» Куцин" (in Ukrainian). 19 June 2022.
External links[edit]
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