{"id":83259,"date":"2026-04-21T23:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?post_type=commander&p=83259"},"modified":"2026-04-21T23:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:19:06","slug":"volodymyr-duda","status":"publish","type":"commander","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/commanders\/volodymyr-duda\/","title":{"rendered":"Volodymyr Duda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Known by the callsign \u201cDuda\u201d, he was a private entrepreneur before the war, also working abroad in manufacturing, gaining experience in logistics and support. He joined the \u041f\u043e\u043b\u043a \"\u0410\u0437\u043e\u0432<\/a> in 2015, serving as an 82 millimeter mortar gunner and taking part in combat near Pavlopol, Shyrokyne, Chermolyk, and Hnutove. He left military service in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the start of the full-scale invasion, he joined the 80-\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0442\u043d\u043e-\u0448\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a>, serving as a rocket artillery gunner and participating in battles for Bakhmut, Soledar, Siversk, and the Kharkiv counteroffensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, he returned to the Azov Brigade as a Junior Sergeant, serving in logistics roles within the 1st Special Purpose Battalion. Following the formation of the 1st Azov Corps, formed on the basis of the Azov Brigade, he was appointed commander of the Logistics Battalion in May 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n