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Mark Gregory Paslawsky | |
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Nickname(s) | Franko (Франко)[1] |
Born | Manhattan, New York City, US | January 16, 1959
Died | August 19, 2014 Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine | (aged 55)
Buried | Askold's Grave, Kyiv, Ukraine |
Allegiance | United States Army National Guard of Ukraine |
Years of service | 1981 – 1991, 2014 |
Rank | Major (U.S. Army) |
Unit | 75th Ranger Regiment Donbas Battalion |
Known for | The only American fighting for Ukraine at the time |
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Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
Mark Gregory "Franko" Paslawsky[2] (16 Jan 1959 – 19 August 2014), also known as Marko (Markiian Hryhorii) Paslavskyi (Ukrainian: Марко (Маркіян Григорій) Паславський)[3] was an American-born Ukrainian man who served as a private of the Donbas Battalion, a volunteer unit of the National Guard of Ukraine. He died in the War in Donbas during the Battle of Ilovaisk. He was awarded the Order of Danylo Halytsky posthumously.[4][5]