Andrii Skibin

Andrii Serhiiovych Skibin (Ukrainian: Андрій Сергійович Скібін) is a junior lieutenant of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. His significant contributions to aerial reconnaissance during the Russian-Ukrainian war were highlighted by President Volodymyr Zelensky in his TV address to the nation.

Andrii Skibin
Native name
Андрій Скібін
Birth nameAndrii Serhiiovych Skibin
Nickname(s)Skyba (Скиба)[1]
AllegianceUkraine Ukraine
Service/branchArmed Forces of Ukraine
RankJunior lieutenant
Unit10th Mountain Assault Brigade
Battles/warsRusso-Ukrainian War
AwardsOrder for Courage

Biography

Skinin has been in the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2018. On 1 April 2019, he signed a contract with the 10th mountain assault brigade, where he commands an unmanned aerial vehicle unit of the reconnaissance platoon of the 108th mountain assault battalion.[2]

During the Russia's invasion of Ukraine, aerial reconnaissance officer Andrii Skibin used drones to stop multiple enemy assaults, eliminated about 500 Russian occupants, and blew up a car with the commander of an enemy brigade, Denys Ivanov ("Tashkent").[1][2]

On 10 August 2023, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi mentioned Junior Lieutenant Andrii Skibin and his contributions in a televised address to the nation.[3]

Awards

Military ranks

References
  1. ""Я особисто зробив мінус 500 окупантів", — оператор дрону з 10-ї ОГШБр позивний Скиба. Відео". censor.net. 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  2. Віолетта Кіртока (2023-08-21). "Аеророзвідник Андрій Скібін: «Хочу звільнити Донбас, щоб позбирати свої втрачені "Мавіки" і повернути волонтерам, які їх купляли»". censor.net. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  3. "Україна має реалізувати свій історичний шанс на розвиток, здобутий сміливістю наших людей — звернення Президента Володимира Зеленського". Офіційне інтернет-представництво президента України. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  4. Decree of the President of Ukraine from 23 November 2022 year № 799/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
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