Pavlo Palisa

He graduated from the Lviv Institute of the Ground Forces in 2007 and completed further studies at the Command and Staff National University in 2019. In 2022, he paused his studies at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College to join Ukraine’s defense. He went on to form the 5th Assault Regiment, the first major assault unit in the Ukrainian Army. In 2023, he became the commander of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade.