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Maksym Mykhaylovych Shapoval (Ukrainian: Максим Михайлович Шаповал; 6 July 1978 – 27 June 2017)[1] was a senior officer (Colonel) in the Ukrainian military and head of the special forces of the Chief Intelligence Directorate. He was assassinated in a car bomb attack in central Kyiv on 27 June 2017, having only recently returned from the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine.[2][3][4] At the time of his death, Shapoval was investigating Russian involvement in Eastern Ukraine. He collected intel on their locations and weapons, which was able to substantiate Ukraine's position in the war criminal trial in The Hague on Russia's armed aggression.[5] At the time, he was one of the most senior Ukrainian officials killed in action.
Maksym Shapoval was born in Vyshenka district of Vinnytsia in a civilian pilot's house, and was an only child. Maksym's father, Mykhailo, commander of the AN-2 aircraft crew, worked at the Vinnytsia Airport, where he died in 1985 in his 33rd year.
Maksym Shapoval graduated from the military academy, choosing a military career like his grandfather, Leonid. His uncle also served in the armed forces in Kyiv, retiring with the rank of colonel. Shapoval joined the Kyiv Higher Engineering Radio Engineering College of Air Defense, and in 1999 became a member of the newly established Military Institute of NTUU "KPI", the Faculty of Encryptors, and graduated in 2000.[6]
Military careeredit
Shapoval in 2008Shapoval with his special forces unit team in 2009
Shapoval began his military service as an officer in the Encrypted Communications and Security Mode of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. He also participated in a peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone. Upon his return he served as a senior officer, commander of a group of scuba divers. In 2010–2012, he served in the Department of State Protection for the Protection of the First Person of the State. After UDO, he returned to his position as Chief of the Instructor Service and was subsequently appointed Deputy Commander of the Military Unit then made the Commander of the Military Unit.[7]
Involvement in the War of Donbasedit
Shapoval served 3 years leading special operations forces in combat missions in Eastern Ukraine, as commander of the 10th Special Detachment of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The "ten" unit has the unofficial name of "Island", based on Rybalsky Island. Shapoval was the commander of a special appointment group, which in May 2014 retook Donetsk airport from pro-Russian separatists.
He was directly involved in the planning and conducting of reconnaissance raids into the enemy's deep rear, using the means of documenting the presence of Russian occupying troops, their movements, the availability of up-to-date models of EW systems and means of destruction. Including in such a way that it could serve as an absolute proof of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, especially in the use of full-fledged BTRGs and the latest defeat systems, which are produced only in Russia. Some intelligence operations concerned timely notification of the deployment of Russian artillery, including long-range artillery, which significantly reduced casualties among Ukrainian military and civilians.[8] Shapoval also served as a frontline special forces commander early on in the Siege of Sloviansk in which the pro-Russian insurgents were eventually pushed out of the city of Sloviansk after nearly three months of fighting in July 2014.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, on 7 June 2017, Shapoval's unit liquidated one senior officer, Colonel Cherkashin Yuri Mikhailovich of the FSB special forces unit Vympel in the occupied territory of Donbas who was responsible for organising "terrorists acts" on Ukraine.[9]
Assassinationedit
On 27 June 2017, Shapoval was assassinated in a car bomb attack in central Kyiv. At 8:16 (UTC) the Mercedes Benz vehicle he was driving exploded in a detonation from a bomb planted underneath the vehicle, killing him instantly and wounding two bystanders:[5] a female passerby with shrapnel wounds to her leg and a 71-year-old man with wounds to his neck. Kyiv police have branded the incident a "terrorist attack"; Russian intelligence is suspected to be behind the car bomb.[10][11][12][3]
On the same day a similar car bomb explosion in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast killed another colonel and wounded three more officers of the Security Service of Ukraine. Colonel Yuri Vozny, head of the counterintelligence department, was killed as a result. Russian intelligence was also blamed for the attack.[13]
A short time after the assassination, a cyberattack was launched. Former government adviser in Georgia and Moldova Molly K. McKew believed Shapoval's assassination was related with this cyberattack.[14] She also stated that Shapoval was a "huge asset" to Ukraine's security.[5]
Shapoval is survived by his wife, Iryna, a five-year-old daughter and a two-year-old son at the time of his death.[15]
Investigation and aftermathedit
On 17 April 2019, Head of SBUVasyl Hrytsak announced the name of the saboteur who laid the blast; Oleg Shutov, who was a resident of Donetsk, an employee of the so-called "DPR Ministry of Civil Defense" Special Operations Center. Shutov rented an apartment in the same house where Shapoval lived. After the attack, he left for Donetsk.[16]
Ukraine held the chief of the counter-intelligence operations department of the FSB of the Russian Federation Lieutenant-General Dmitry Minaev, personally responsible for ordering the assassinations of both Col. Shapoval and another special service operative Col. Oleksandr Kharaberyush of the SBU back on 31 March 2017. He was present at the time in the Donbas in the so-called center of special operations of the "DPR Ministry of Civil Defense" during the explosions of Kharaberyush and Shapoval's cars.[17][18]
Awardsedit
Promoted to the rank of Major general posthumously on 30 June 2017.[19]
Awarded posthumously with the “Golden Star” Order of Hero of Ukraine on 7 September 2017.
^Стало відомо хто був першим «кіборгом». Це - вінничанин Максим Шаповал (in Ukrainian). vn.20minut.ua. 28 June 2017.
^Miller, Christopher (27 June 2017). "Colonel In Ukrainian Military Intelligence Killed In Kyiv Car Bombing". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ abMcKew, Molly; McKew, Molly (27 June 2017). "A killing in Kiev shows how the West continues to fail Ukraine". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^"Ukrainian military intelligence officer killed by car bomb in Kiev". the Guardian. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ abc"A Ukrainian officer killed in a car bomb was reportedly investigating Russia for international court case". Business Insider. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^"Золота дитина і така тяжка смерть – сусіди з Вінниці про розвідника Максима Шаповала - 20 хвилин". vn.20minut.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
^"The Hero of Ukraine Maksym Shapoval". gur.gov.ua. Retrieved 29 June 2019.d
^"Вбитий у Києві полковник ГУР працював над доказами агресії РФ: перемога в Гаазі досягнута завдяки його роботі". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
^"Бутусов розповів про полювання на Шаповала спецслужб РФ". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
^Luhn, Alec (27 June 2017). "Ukrainian military intelligence officer killed by car bomb in Kiev". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^"Ukraine intelligence officer killed by car bomb in Kiev". BBC News. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^"Two attacks, two colonels dead". Warsaw Institute. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^McKew, Molly (27 June 2017). "A killing in Kiev shows how the West continues to fail Ukraine". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^Censor.NET. "In memory of Maksym Shapoval. Why Russian secret services were hunting for intelligence Spetsnaz commander?". Censor.NET. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^"Грицак назвав диверсанта, який заклав вибухівку під авто розвідника Шаповала". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^"SBU accuses Russian FSB general of organizing assassination of Ukrainian intelligence operatives". www.unian.info. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^"Грицак назвав диверсанта, який заклав вибухівку під авто розвідника Шаповала". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^"Про присвоєння військового звання". Законодавство України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Ukrainian June 2017 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Ukrainian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 615 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Ukrainian Wikipedia article at uk Shapoval Maksim Mihajlovich see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated uk Shapoval Maksim Mihajlovich to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Maksym Mykhaylovych Shapoval Ukrainian Maksim Mihajlovich Shapoval 6 July 1978 27 June 2017 1 was a senior officer Colonel in the Ukrainian military and head of the special forces of the Chief Intelligence Directorate He was assassinated in a car bomb attack in central Kyiv on 27 June 2017 having only recently returned from the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine 2 3 4 At the time of his death Shapoval was investigating Russian involvement in Eastern Ukraine He collected intel on their locations and weapons which was able to substantiate Ukraine s position in the war criminal trial in The Hague on Russia s armed aggression 5 At the time he was one of the most senior Ukrainian officials killed in action ColonelMaksym ShapovalNative nameMaksim Mihajlovich ShapovalBirth nameMaksym Mykhailovych ShapovalBorn 1978 07 06 6 July 1978Vinnytsia Ukrainian SSR Soviet UnionDied27 June 2017 2017 06 27 aged 38 Kyiv UkraineAllegianceUkraineService wbr branchChief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of UkraineRankColonelCommands heldChief of HUR MOU 10th Special DetachmentBattles warsRusso Ukrainian war War in Donbas Siege of Sloviansk First Battle of Donetsk AirportAwardsOrder of the Gold Star posthumously Spouse s Iryna Shapoval m 2017 Children2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 Involvement in the War of Donbas 4 Assassination 5 Investigation and aftermath 6 Awards 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly life editMaksym Shapoval was born in Vyshenka district of Vinnytsia in a civilian pilot s house and was an only child Maksym s father Mykhailo commander of the AN 2 aircraft crew worked at the Vinnytsia Airport where he died in 1985 in his 33rd year Maksym Shapoval graduated from the military academy choosing a military career like his grandfather Leonid His uncle also served in the armed forces in Kyiv retiring with the rank of colonel Shapoval joined the Kyiv Higher Engineering Radio Engineering College of Air Defense and in 1999 became a member of the newly established Military Institute of NTUU KPI the Faculty of Encryptors and graduated in 2000 6 Military career edit nbsp Shapoval in 2008 nbsp Shapoval with his special forces unit team in 2009Shapoval began his military service as an officer in the Encrypted Communications and Security Mode of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine He also participated in a peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone Upon his return he served as a senior officer commander of a group of scuba divers In 2010 2012 he served in the Department of State Protection for the Protection of the First Person of the State After UDO he returned to his position as Chief of the Instructor Service and was subsequently appointed Deputy Commander of the Military Unit then made the Commander of the Military Unit 7 Involvement in the War of Donbas editShapoval served 3 years leading special operations forces in combat missions in Eastern Ukraine as commander of the 10th Special Detachment of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine The ten unit has the unofficial name of Island based on Rybalsky Island Shapoval was the commander of a special appointment group which in May 2014 retook Donetsk airport from pro Russian separatists He was directly involved in the planning and conducting of reconnaissance raids into the enemy s deep rear using the means of documenting the presence of Russian occupying troops their movements the availability of up to date models of EW systems and means of destruction Including in such a way that it could serve as an absolute proof of Russia s armed aggression against Ukraine especially in the use of full fledged BTRGs and the latest defeat systems which are produced only in Russia Some intelligence operations concerned timely notification of the deployment of Russian artillery including long range artillery which significantly reduced casualties among Ukrainian military and civilians 8 Shapoval also served as a frontline special forces commander early on in the Siege of Sloviansk in which the pro Russian insurgents were eventually pushed out of the city of Sloviansk after nearly three months of fighting in July 2014 According to Ukrainian intelligence on 7 June 2017 Shapoval s unit liquidated one senior officer Colonel Cherkashin Yuri Mikhailovich of the FSB special forces unit Vympel in the occupied territory of Donbas who was responsible for organising terrorists acts on Ukraine 9 Assassination editOn 27 June 2017 Shapoval was assassinated in a car bomb attack in central Kyiv At 8 16 UTC the Mercedes Benz vehicle he was driving exploded in a detonation from a bomb planted underneath the vehicle killing him instantly and wounding two bystanders 5 a female passerby with shrapnel wounds to her leg and a 71 year old man with wounds to his neck Kyiv police have branded the incident a terrorist attack Russian intelligence is suspected to be behind the car bomb 10 11 12 3 On the same day a similar car bomb explosion in Kostiantynivka Donetsk Oblast killed another colonel and wounded three more officers of the Security Service of Ukraine Colonel Yuri Vozny head of the counterintelligence department was killed as a result Russian intelligence was also blamed for the attack 13 A short time after the assassination a cyberattack was launched Former government adviser in Georgia and Moldova Molly K McKew believed Shapoval s assassination was related with this cyberattack 14 She also stated that Shapoval was a huge asset to Ukraine s security 5 Shapoval is survived by his wife Iryna a five year old daughter and a two year old son at the time of his death 15 Investigation and aftermath editOn 17 April 2019 Head of SBU Vasyl Hrytsak announced the name of the saboteur who laid the blast Oleg Shutov who was a resident of Donetsk an employee of the so called DPR Ministry of Civil Defense Special Operations Center Shutov rented an apartment in the same house where Shapoval lived After the attack he left for Donetsk 16 Ukraine held the chief of the counter intelligence operations department of the FSB of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Dmitry Minaev personally responsible for ordering the assassinations of both Col Shapoval and another special service operative Col Oleksandr Kharaberyush of the SBU back on 31 March 2017 He was present at the time in the Donbas in the so called center of special operations of the DPR Ministry of Civil Defense during the explosions of Kharaberyush and Shapoval s cars 17 18 Awards editPromoted to the rank of Major general posthumously on 30 June 2017 19 Awarded posthumously with the Golden Star Order of Hero of Ukraine on 7 September 2017 See also editPavel Sheremet Denis Voronenkov List of unsolved murdersReferences edit Stalo vidomo hto buv pershim kiborgom Ce vinnichanin Maksim Shapoval in Ukrainian vn 20minut ua 28 June 2017 Miller Christopher 27 June 2017 Colonel In Ukrainian Military Intelligence Killed In Kyiv Car Bombing Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty Retrieved 27 June 2017 a b McKew Molly McKew Molly 27 June 2017 A killing in Kiev shows how the West continues to fail Ukraine The Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 28 June 2017 Ukrainian military intelligence officer killed by car bomb in Kiev the Guardian 27 June 2017 Retrieved 15 December 2020 a b c A Ukrainian officer killed in a car bomb was reportedly investigating Russia for international court case Business Insider Retrieved 28 June 2017 Zolota ditina i taka tyazhka smert susidi z Vinnici pro rozvidnika Maksima Shapovala 20 hvilin vn 20minut ua in Ukrainian Retrieved 5 December 2020 The Hero of Ukraine Maksym Shapoval gur gov ua Retrieved 29 June 2019 d Vbitij u Kiyevi polkovnik GUR pracyuvav nad dokazami agresiyi RF peremoga v Gaazi dosyagnuta zavdyaki jogo roboti www unian ua in Ukrainian Retrieved 5 December 2020 Butusov rozpoviv pro polyuvannya na Shapovala specsluzhb RF www ukrinform ua in Ukrainian Retrieved 5 December 2020 VST UKR Luhn Alec 27 June 2017 Ukrainian military intelligence officer killed by car bomb in Kiev The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 27 June 2017 Ukraine intelligence officer killed by car bomb in Kiev BBC News 27 June 2017 Retrieved 27 June 2017 Two attacks two colonels dead Warsaw Institute 29 June 2017 Retrieved 23 December 2020 McKew Molly 27 June 2017 A killing in Kiev shows how the West continues to fail Ukraine The Washington Post Retrieved 28 June 2017 Censor NET In memory of Maksym Shapoval Why Russian secret services were hunting for intelligence Spetsnaz commander Censor NET Retrieved 23 December 2020 Gricak nazvav diversanta yakij zaklav vibuhivku pid avto rozvidnika Shapovala Ukrayinska pravda in Ukrainian Retrieved 24 December 2020 SBU accuses Russian FSB general of organizing assassination of Ukrainian intelligence operatives www unian info Retrieved 24 December 2020 Gricak nazvav diversanta yakij zaklav vibuhivku pid avto rozvidnika Shapovala Ukrayinska pravda in Ukrainian Retrieved 24 December 2020 Pro prisvoyennya vijskovogo zvannya Zakonodavstvo Ukrayini in Ukrainian Retrieved 26 October 2018 External links edit nbsp Media related to Maksym Shapoval at Wikimedia Commons Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maksym Shapoval amp oldid 1179360812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
