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  • Comment: A lot of the problems with sourcing still haven't been fixed. BuySomeApples (talk) 22:33, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: Sources are all primary, which do not establish notability per WP:GNG.
    Half the paragraphs are entirely unreferenced, which is wholly unacceptable in an article on a living person. There are also unreferenced biographical details – which source gives this person's DOB, or where he studied, or what his family comprises? DoubleGrazing (talk) 14:21, 8 February 2024 (UTC)


Volodymyr Nikiforenko
Born (1971-05-29) May 29, 1971 (age 53)
in Kyiv region, Ukraine.[1]
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch
RankMajor General
Battles / warsThe war in the east of Ukraine and Russian-Ukrainian war (since 2014)
AwardsЗаслужений юрист України

Volodymyr Nikiforenko (born 29 May 1971 in Kyiv region) — Major General[2], the First Deputy Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

Biography

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For 12 years, from 1996 to 2008, he served in the military in operational and administrative positions in the bodies of the Security Service of Ukraine.

For more than 8 years, from 2008 to 2016, Volodymyr Nikiforenko devoted himself to creating and developing the internal and personal security system in the border guard agency as Deputy Head of Department of the Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

On 9 September 2019, by Presidential Decree No. 673/2019, Volodymyr Nikiforenko was appointed the First Deputy Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

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Personal life

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Volodymyr Nikiforenko is married to Olena Nikiforenko, school techer of History and Law. The couple have two sons, Pavlo and Volodymyr, and a daughter, Veronika.[12]

War in the Donbas

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On April 14, 2014, with the outbreak of russian aggression,[13] he initiated the strengthening of special legal regimes at the state border, in particular, the organization of counterintelligence work in the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

From 2016 to 2019, he continued his military service in leadership positions in the HR units of the Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and organized operational and investigative activities in the border guard agency, in particular in the field of counterterrorism.

In 2019, he founded a new ideology for appointments to senior positions in the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine - a joint project with the United States Embassy in Ukraine and the International Organization for Migration in Ukraine, the New Face of Senior Staff (NFSS)[14], which is an authentic combination of international standards for continuous quality improvement ISO 9000 and social responsibility ISO 26000

As a member of the Commission for the Coordination of Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, established by the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 784/2019 dated October 30, 2019, Volodymyr Nikiforenko ensures the practical implementation measures to bring the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic security space[15], increase the efficiency of fulfilling the priority measures to achieve the criteria necessary for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including within the framework of the annual national programs of NATO-Ukraine cooperation.[16]

Belarus - European border crisis

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In 2021, Belarus artificially created a migration crisis[17] in response to the serious deterioration of relations between Belarus and the European Union after the 2020 presidential elections in belarus, and as a result, the border guard service of Ukraine launched operation "Polissia"[18][19] to counter illegal immigrants on the border with belarus, with the use of aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles and technical surveillance equipment, which was coordinated by Nikiforenko.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Participant in the military operations in eastern Ukraine. He is an expert in the field of border and national security, operational and counterintelligence activities[20], as well as integrated border management.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ Birth place and birth date
  2. ^ Assignment of a military rank Major General
  3. ^ Decision on awarding an academic degree by Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
  4. ^ Publication on Open Researcher and Contributor ID
  5. ^ Publication on National Academy of Management
  6. ^ KELM Science Journal
  7. ^ Cuestiones Políticas
  8. ^ Honored Lawyer of Ukraine
  9. ^ Honored Lawyer of Ukraine pucblication on National Law University
  10. ^ Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed deputy head of the State Border Service
  11. ^ Appointment of deputy heads of the Border Service
  12. ^ "Володимир Нікіфоренко - біографія, освіта, сім'я, кар'єра, компромат". my.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  13. ^ Timeline of the war in Donbas
  14. ^ Interview with the first intercessor of the head of the DPSU
  15. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 784/2019
  16. ^ NATO-Ukraine Action Plan
  17. ^ Belarus–European Union border crisis
  18. ^ Operation Polissia
  19. ^ Start Operation Polissia
  20. ^ Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence
  21. ^ Nikiforenko congratulated the fighters on the strategic directions in the east
  22. ^ Nikiforenko checked the state of service and combat activity of Ukrainian border guards
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