Ihor Lapin


Ihor Lapin is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician, who is a People's Deputy of Ukraine. During the War in Donbass he was commander of the 2nd assault squadron "West" of the 24th Battalion of Territorial Defense "Aidar" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, formed mainly from volunteers from Volyn Region. Before the war, he worked as a lawyer, he was a member of the Bar Qualification-Disciplinary Commission of the Volyn Region.

Biography

Lapin was born on 28 May 1969 in Ivanychi, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. In 1986 finished high school number 1 in Kovel. In the same year he entered the historical faculty of the Lutsk Pedagogical Institute, after year of study he went to serve in the army.
1988-1992 - Kurgan higher military-political aviation school, officer with higher military specialty "social teacher". Received diploma with honors.
Made an oath to the people of Ukraine in 1992.
1992-1996 - served as a part of the aerodrome operation company of the Lutsk Air Base. Received the rank of senior lieutenant. Released to the reserve, for health reasons.
1993-1997 studied at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
From 1997 to 2014 he worked as a lawyer of the Volyn Regional Bar Association, was member of the Bar Qualification -Disciplinary Commission of the Volyn Region. 
Since December 2013, he took an active part in the Euromaidan.
In June 2014 - he went to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2017 - received the title of captain.

Russian-Ukrainian War

From  the June 2014, a member of the ATO, was elected as the commander of the 2nd assault squadron "West" of the 24th Battalion of Territorial Defense "Aidar", which is subordinated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. More known as "Zola",  because of that his assault squadron was called "zolushky".
During the ATO, he was distinguished as a professional and responsible commander. Under his command, 8 settlements were dismissed in Luhansk Region, in particular, Schastya, Georgievka, Lutugino, Uspenska, Novosvitlivka and Khryaschuvate, and other strategically important objects.
"Zola's" assault division took part in Krasny Yar dismission. During  dismission of Vergunsky Rozizd near Luhansk destroyed members of  Russian Federation special forces  called "Gyurza" and part of "Batman's" group.
Georgiivka dismissing under "Zola" command marked as a breakthrough in the blockade of the Luhansk Airport. 
After the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, the People's deputy of Ukraine Ihor Lapin goes to the zone of the ATO to help soldiers, shoving and teaching them skills and experience of conducting military operations.

Public and political activity

In 2010 Ihor Lapin ran for the position of Kovel City Mayor with the support of the "Country Party".
Since December, 2013 he was on the Euromaidan, was an active participant in the revolutionary events in winter 2013-2014, was a member of the Public Organization for the protection of public order.
From August 14, 2014 - a member of the Military Council of the Political Party "People's Front".
At the October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, he fled to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with the support of the "People's Front " in the single-mandate majority district No. 22 in Lutsk.
Member of the faction "People's Front". Member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee of Legal Policy and Justice. First Deputy Chairman of the Special Control Privatization Commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Gainst for patriotic and military education, for the creation of territorial defense units and reserve army. Defends state interests in matters of privatization of key objects. Advocates for recognition Russia as an aggressor state and the fact of a war with Russia on the territory of Ukraine.

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