Ivan Zubkov

Ivan Zubkov
Born	November 1, 1973 Derazhnia
Died	January 20, 2015 (aged 41) Donetsk
Allegiance	Ukraine
Service/branch	Ukrainian Airmobile Forces
Years of service	2014–15
Rank	Senior lieutenant
Unit	81st Airmobile Brigade
Battles/wars	War in Donbass Battle of Donetsk Airport
Awards	Hero of Ukraine Order of the Gold Star

Ivan Ivanovych Zubkov (Ukrainian: Іван Іванович Зубков ; November 1, 1973-January 20, 2015) was a Ukrainian Airmobile Forces senior lieutenant and a posthumous Hero of Ukraine. He fought in the War in Donbass and was killed during the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport.^[1] Zubkov was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine and the Order of Gold Star on June 9, 2015.^[2]

Biography

Zubkov was born on November 1, 1973 in Derazhnia. During the winter of 2013 to 2014, he participated in the Euromaidan protests. He joined the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces in late summer 2014.^[3]

On December 30, 2015, the 81st Airmobile Brigade's 90th Separate Airmobile Battalion, in which Zubkov had served, was renamed in honor of him.^[4]

References

1. Владика Антоній очолив чин похорону «Кіборга» Івана Івановича Зубкова в м. Дережня
2. "Про присвоєння І. Зубкову звання Герой України | від 09.06.2015 № 318/2015" [Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 318/2015, 09.06.2015: On conferring the title Hero of Ukraine on I. Zubkov]. zakon3.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada. 9 June 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
3. "Зубков Іван Іванович" [Zubkov Ivan Ivanovych]. ukrgeroes.narod.ru (in Ukrainian). Retrieved December 1, 2016.
4. "President conferred the name of Hero of Ukraine Ivan Zubkov to the 90th battalion of the 81st brigade of the landing troops". President of Ukraine. December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2016.