Oleksandr Yakovenko (lieutenant colonel)

Oleksandr Yakovenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олексійович Яковенко; born 29 June 1968, Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) is a lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participant in the Russo-Ukrainian war.

[1] He is a Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Order of the Golden Star.

As of 2018, he was the commander of the 24th separate assault battalion "Aidar".

[2] In 2023, he was appointed commander of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade.

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