Vitaly Raevsky

Vitaliy Anatoliovich Raevskiy
Віталій Анатолійович Раєвський
Born(1949-02-25)February 25, 1949
Khyriv, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedNovember 17, 2014(2014-11-17) (aged 65)
Allegiance Soviet Union (to 1991)
 Ukraine
Branch Soviet Airborne Forces
Ukrainian Airmobile Forces
Years of service1962–1998
RankMajor General
Unit56th Air Assault Brigade
38th Guards Air Assault Brigade
Airborne Division of Northern Group of Forces
Battles / warsSoviet–Afghan War

Vitaliy Anatoliovich Raevskiy (Ukrainian: Віталій Анатолійович Раєвський, romanized: Vitalii Anatoliiovych Raievskyi; February 25, 1949 – 17 November 2014) was a Ukrainian major general of the reserves, who formerly formed and commanded all of the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces and before then was in the Soviet Airborne Troops.

From 1993 to 1998 he was the commander of the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces.