Volodymyr Mozharovsky was born on 17 September 1952 in the village of Bovsuny, Luhyn District, Zhytomyr Oblast.

In 1998, he graduated from the operational and strategic faculty of the Academy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as an external student.

From January between August 2010, he was the first deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

[1] On 22 February 2011, when asked about whether Ukrainian fighter jets were involved at the Libyan Civil War, Mozharosky stated, "I categorically deny, I immediately want to tell you (this information) and I want to inform you that there is not a single military pilot on the territory of this state and not a single military plane of ours either.

[4] On 5 March 2014, Mozharovksy was then dismissed as Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine - chief of staff at his own request.