{"id":78021,"date":"2026-02-15T23:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?post_type=commander&p=78021"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:56:07","slug":"pavlo-kurchenko","status":"publish","type":"commander","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/commanders\/pavlo-kurchenko\/","title":{"rendered":"Pavlo\u00a0Kurchenko"},"content":{"rendered":"

Known by the callsign “Kiel”, he joined the military in 2016, beginning his service in the 503-\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0439\u043e\u043d \u043c\u043e\u0440\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u043f\u0456\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0438<\/a>, which was garrisoned in the city of Mariupol. Until 2019, he served, taking part in combat operations in the Mariupol direction. In 2020, he joined the \u041f\u043e\u043b\u043a \"\u0410\u0437\u043e\u0432<\/a> of the Ukrainian National Guard. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, on February 25, 2022, he returned from training to the city to defend against the advancing enemy. He would be wounded while repelling a tank attack and evacuated by helicopter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2023, he became the commander of the 1st Company of the 1-\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0439\u043e\u043d \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u0456\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f<\/a> of the brigade, and later rose to the deputy commander of the battalion in 2024. In September 2025, he became the commander of the 3-\u0439 \u041c\u0456\u0436\u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0439\u043e\u043d<\/a>, replacing \u042e\u0440\u0456\u0439 \u0427\u0435\u0445<\/a>, callsign “Karl”.<\/p>\n\n\n