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Vladyslav Sobolevskyi | |
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Nickname(s) | Borysfen |
Born | Kyiv, Ukraine | March 1, 1989
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Years of service | 2014–2017 2022–present |
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Unit | ![]() ![]() 3rd Army Corps |
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Alma mater | Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University |
Vladyslav Yuriyovych Sobolevskyi (pseudonym: ‘Borysfen’ (Borysthenes); born 1 March 1989, Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian soldier and public figure. Lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Advisor to the Commander of the 3rd Army Corps (formed from the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Biography
[edit]Vladyslav Sobolevskyi was born and raised in Kyiv. Since his youth, he has been involved in boxing.
In 2006, he graduated from the “Dialogue” gymnasium[1][2] and in 2011 from the Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University with a degree in geography and practical psychology.[3] He also has a military education, which he obtained after joining the army.
Active participant in the Revolution of Dignity. On 20 February 2014, Sobolevskyi took part in the confrontation on Hrushevsky Street. In addition, during the Maidan, he actively opposed the ‘titushky’.[4]
In 2014, he voluntarily joined the army, and then became involved in political activities. With the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he returned to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He rose from an ordinary soldier to the Chief of Staff in the Azov Regiment, and in 2022 became the Deputy Commander of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade.
Participation in the Russian-Ukrainian war in eastern Ukraine
[edit]On 3 June 2014, Sobolevskyi became a volunteer of the battalion, and later — of the Azov Regiment.[5][2]
Already on 13 June 2014, he participated in the liberation of Mariupol from Russian-terrorist forces, and on 5 August 2014, he took part in the liberation of Marinka. He also participated in other counter-terrorist operations.
In September 2014, he took part in the defense of Mariupol, when the troops of the self-proclaimed ‘DPR’ and the Russian Federation tried to recapture the city.
In December 2014, Sobolevskyi was appointed Chief of Staff of the Azov Regiment. In February 2015, he was in charge of the headquarters during the Shyrokyne offensive and the defense of the settlement of Shyrokyne.
He was actively involved in the implementation of NATO military standards in the Azov Regiment and the opening of the Yevhen Konovalets Military School for the training of sergeants and non-commissioned officers.[6]
In September 2017, he resigned from military service and moved to Kharkiv, where he became involved in public activities.
Social and political activities in еastern Ukraine
[edit]At the end of September 2017, Sobolevskyi was one of the organisers of the liquidation of the aftermath of the explosions at the artillery depots in Kalynivka.
In October 2017, he moved to Kharkiv, where on 28 November he tried to stop the filming of the series ‘According to the Laws of Wartime’, which was produced by the Russian-Ukrainian film company Star Media. They were outraged by the fact that the series was propaganda for the ideas of the USSR and glorified the NKVD.[7]
Sobolevskyi is an active participant in the All-Ukrainian campaign ‘Memory of the Nation’.
In early February 2018 he took part in organizing protests against the law on ‘Bandera ideology’ approved in Poland.[8][9] On 5 February 2018, Vladyslav Sobolevskyi, together with Maksym Zhorin, met with the Consul General of Poland in Kharkiv, Janusz Jablonski, and discussed the allied relations between Poland and Ukraine.
On 17 March 2018, Sobolevskyi took part in an international conference in Vilnius, during which Lithuania handed over 2,100 oak seedlings to Ukraine. The trees were planted on the island of Khortytsia in Zaporizhzhia in honor of the soldiers who died in the battles for Ukraine.
In April 2018, he was one of the organizers of the ‘Don't Surrender Stanytsia’ campaign in Sievierodonetsk (Luhansk Oblast). Thanks to the action, he managed to persuade the representative of the presidential authorities in the Luhansk region to recognize the withdrawal of troops in the area of Stanytsia Luhanska as a betrayal of state interests.
On 19 April 2018, in Poltava, Sobolevskyi, together with Poltava activists, opposed the illegal extension of the former Kotliarevskyi cinema.[10]
On 13 June 2018, he organized an action in the center of Kharkiv called ‘Freedom for the Prisoners’ demanding the release of Oleh Sentsov and other prisoners held captive in the Russian Federation and the occupied districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.[11]
Vladyslav Sobolevskyi is one of the co-founders of the First Nationalist Hub in Kharkiv and organizer of art exhibitions, including those of Nikita Titov and at the Dürer Gallery.[12]
He is also one of the founders of the rehabilitation center ‘Braterska Tsytadel’ for ATO participants in Kharkiv.[13] At that time, the center was unique because it not only rehabilitated soldiers with musculoskeletal injuries, but also provided psychological assistance.
In March 2019, Sobolevskyi became one of the organizers of mass protests,[14] during which he demanded that people from President Petro Poroshenko's entourage involved in corruption at the Ukrainian Defense Industry (Ukroboronprom) be punished.[15]
On 2 June 2019, Vladyslav Sobolevskyi, together with representatives of the National Corps political party, held a protest against the congress[16] of the “Trust the Deeds” political party, organized by the mayor of Kharkiv and the mayor of Odesa. During the rally, protesters broke a bust of Soviet commander Georgy Zhukov and installed a Ukrainian flag in its place.[17]
In June-July 2019, Vladyslav Sobolevskyi became the head of Maksym Zhorin's election headquarters in the 2019 early parliamentary elections in the 217th electoral district in Kyiv.[5]
One of the organizers of the Right choice cup cross-fit competition.
Organizer of the flash mob ‘No to illegal construction in Kyiv’ in 2019.
In October 2019, Vladyslav Sobolevskyi, together with ATO veterans, spent a week in Zolote-4 in the Luhansk region, where representatives of the National Corps political party, who opposed the disengagement of forces according to the Steinmeier formula, organized their checkpoint for the duration of the disengagement. As a result of the action, Zolote-4 did not move to the ‘grey’ zone.[18]
In November-December 2019, he was an active participant in the actions in the center of Kyiv against the opening of the land market in Ukraine.[19]
He also opposed the opening of Nord Stream 2.
Activities at the Central Headquarters of the National Corps
[edit]On February 10, 2020, Vladyslav Sobolevskyi moved to Kyiv and became the first deputy head of the central headquarters of the National Corps political party.
On March 12, 2020, Vladyslav Sobolevskyi, together with Maksym Zhorin, Serhiy Tamarin, Oleksandr Volkov and other veterans of the Azov Regiment, stopped the presentation of Serhiy Syvokho's National Platform for Unity and Reconciliation, which called for peace with Russia.[20][21]
On March 14, 2020, he was one of the organizers of the Volunteer Day march of veterans near the Russian Embassy in Kyiv.[22]
Vladyslav Sobolevskyi is one of the organizers of the public initiative “NKvolunteers” during the coronavirus pandemic in Ukraine.[23]
He is one of the organizers of the National Corps civil defense courses.
Actions during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine
[edit]After the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the National Corps political party effectively ceased to exist, as its entire leadership and deputies joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Vladyslav Sobolevskyi returned to military service as the commander of the Azov-Kyiv Territorial Defense Regiment, which took part in the defense of the capital. In April 2022, the unit was renamed the Azov-Kyiv Special Forces and later reformed into the 3rd Assault Brigade.
Sobolevskyi was one of the organizers of helicopter raids on the Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol, where soldiers of the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Border Guard Service and other structures were surrounded. These raids helped to deliver weapons, ammunition, and medical supplies to the encircled area, as well as evacuate a number of seriously wounded. Sobolevskyi publicly called for the de-blockade of Mariupol when it was still theoretically possible and commented on the events in the city for journalists.[24]
As a member of the Azov-Kyiv Special Forces, he participated in the defense of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in particular in deterring the offensive and de-occupation of the occupied territories.
On April 11, 2022, together with his comrades-in-arms, he attempted to raid the territory of Azovstal, but the operation was unsuccessful. He also tried to organize another raid on the plant during Easter (April 24, 2022) with the participation of volunteer priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. According to preliminary agreements with the Russian side, the clergy were to deliver food and medicine to Azovstal. However, at the last moment, the Russian military detained the humanitarian cargo and did not allow the convoy to enter Mariupol.
After that, Sobolevskyi continued to participate in the Zaporizhzhia campaign and joined the development of the 3rd Assault Brigade. He took part in the battles near Bakhmut as the brigade's artillery chief, where the unit successfully held off the offensive of the Wagner PMC forces.
He was engaged in informing the civilian population about the mobilization process, held public lectures to raise awareness and motivation to join the military.[25]
In February 2025, he took part in the “Ukrainian Week” in Washington, D.C., where he was one of the representatives who called on the United States to continue supporting Ukraine.[26]
As of March 2025, he holds the position of advisor to the commander of the 3rd Army Corps, which is stationed in the Kharkiv sector.
Honors
[edit]- Honorary firearms — for personal courage during combat missions;
- Azov NGU Regiment insignia “For the Liberation of Mariupol” — for participation in the liberation and defense of Mariupol;
- Medal “To the Defender of Mariupol” (2015);
Honorary insignia “For the Defense of Mariupol” (2017);
- Medal “For Sacrifice and Love for Ukraine” (2022);
- Honorary badge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “Cross of Merit” (2023);
- Medal “To the Defender of Ukraine” (2023);
Badge “For Contribution to the Defense of Kyiv” (2023);
- Medal “For Military Service to Ukraine” (2023);
- DIU Medal “Ukraine Above All” (2024).
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