Pavlo_Sbytov
Pavlo Sbytov
Ukrainian soldier (1994–2022)
Pavlo Olehovych Sbytov (Ukrainian: Павло Олегович Сбитов; 22 October 1994 – 12 March 2022), was a Ukrainian army officer who served in the Russo-Ukrainian war. He was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine in March 2022 after he was killed in action in the Battle of Volonovkha.[1]
Pavlo Sbytov | |
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| Native name | Павло Олегович Сбитов |
| Birth name | Pavlo Olehovych Sbytov |
| Born | (1994-10-22)22 October 1994 Berezets, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Died | 12 March 2022(2022-03-12) (aged 27) Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Service/ |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Volnovakha |
Pavlo Sbytov was born on 22 October 1994 in Berezets, now the Komarniv community of the Lviv district of the Lviv Oblast.
He studied at Berezetskyi ZZSO in 2009. He graduated from Heroiv Krut Lviv State Lyceum with Enhanced Military Physical Training in 2012, with the Faculty of Combat Use of Troops of Petro Sahaidachny National Academy of Ground Forces.
After completing the training, he was sent to the 503rd separate battalion of marines, with which he went to the front.[2]
In 2017, Pavel was appointed company commander.[2]
In 2019, together with his battalion, he took part in the multinational military exercises "Agile Spirit 2019" ("Agile Spirit 2019") in Georgia), where he was awarded as one of the best military personnel.[3] The unit commanded by Sbytov won the competition for the best unit of the same type of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2019.[4]
In 2021, he became the commander of the 503rd separate battalion of marines. By that same year, he was promoted to captain.[5]
During the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, he successfully performed combat missions and prevented the encirclement and defeat of units of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.
On 12 March 2022, Sbytov was mortally wounded during a battle near the village of Yevhenivka with the prevailing enemy forces. The officer stayed with his unit to the last and led the repulse of the attack.[6][7][8]
On 17 March he was buried in his home village.[9]
- "Прийняли на себе удар трьох БТГ: відомо, де загинув львівський морпіх Павло Сбитов". НТА (in Ukrainian). 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- "Від хлопчика-ліцеїста до командира найкращої роти української армії". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- "В Грузії завершились навчання Agile Spirit 2019". Мілітарний (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- "Понад мільйон гривень становить призовий фонд конкурсу на найкращий однотипний підрозділ ЗС України". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- «Не встиг обійняти сина і повінчатися з нареченою, але дав нам приклад справжнього життя»: подвиг Героя України Микити Ярового // Духовна велич Львова. — 2021. — 28 вересня.
- "Прийняли на себе удар трьох БТГ: відомо, де загинув львівський морпіх Павло Сбитов". НТА (in Ukrainian). 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- Опір, стійкість та хоробрість наших захисників дають змогу зберегти наш народ і нашу землю — звернення Президента України // Офіс Президента України. — 2022. — 16 березня.
- Президент вручив нагороди військовим та членам родин загиблих захисників, яким присвоєно звання Героя України // Офіс Президента України. — 2022. — 29 квітня.