Vitaly Raevsky
Vitaliy Anatoliovich Raevskiy Віталій Анатолійович Раєвський | |
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| Born | February 25, 1949 Khyriv, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | November 17, 2014 (aged 65) |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union (to 1991) Ukraine |
| Branch | Soviet Airborne Forces Ukrainian Airmobile Forces |
| Years of service | 1962–1998 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | 56th Air Assault Brigade 38th Guards Air Assault Brigade Airborne Division of Northern Group of Forces |
| Battles / wars | Soviet–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.