Soldiers of the 80th separate airborne assault brigade stationed in Lviv initiated the assignment of the name of Roman Shukhevych to the brigade. Igor Flerko, one of the servicemen of the brigade, reported this on his Facebook..

“Roman Shukhevych is the only military figure of this level in Ukrainian history who is a native of Lviv. The brigade is Lviv. The enemy is the same. The share of our brigades (since 2014) is sufficient to qualify for such an honor to bear the name of one of the most successful Ukrainian commanders, who was a personal enemy of Stalin and terrified all NKVD units in Ukrainian territories,” wrote Igor Volf.

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He noted that the fighters of the brigade had already prepared a corresponding appeal to the command of the 80th OGSHB and the command of the Air Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He also expressed the hope that they would listen to them and soon they would be “honored to defend Ukraine in the ranks of the 80th separate airborne assault brigade named after. Cornet General of the UPA Roman Shukhevych"

We add that since 2014, the 80th Specialized Brigade has been actively protecting Ukraine from Russian invaders.. Among the known operations of the brigade, in particular, the liberation of Slavyansk, the defense of Lugansk and the battles for the 32nd checkpoint, better known as the " As of August 2, 2017, 104 servicemen of the brigade were killed in the battles for Ukraine, 7 are missing and 542 were injured.

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Recall also that it was the units of the 80th Airborne Brigade of the DShV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that carried out a brilliant operation to liberate several settlements in the southern regions of Ukraine from Russian invaders in April 2022. At the end of May, it was the paratroopers from the 80th brigade near Popasna who liquidated the retired Major General of the Air Force of the Russian Army Kanamat Botashev. This is the highest-ranking Russian pilot eliminated in Ukraine. He was a sniper pilot - this is the highest class in this military specialization..