Andriy Biletsky

Andriy Biletsky
Andriy Biletsky
Андрій Білецький
	Biletsky in 2025
Leader of National Corps
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 14 October 2016
People's Deputy of Ukraine
	In office; 27 November 2014 – 24 July 2019
Preceded by	Oleksandr Bryhynets
Succeeded by	Maryana Bezuhla
Constituency	Kyiv, No. 217
Commander of the Azov Battalion
	In office; 5 May 2014 – October 2014
Succeeded by	Ihor Mykhaylenko
Personal details
Born	5 August 1979 (age 45); Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Ukrainian
Political party	Tryzub (2002–2005); Patriot of Ukraine (2005–2008); Social-National Assembly (2008–2016); National Corps (since 2016)
Spouse	Yulia Biletska; (m. 2003; div. 2016)
Children	1 son
Residence(s)	Kyiv, Ukraine
Alma mater	University of Kharkiv
Religion	Rodnovery
Military service
Allegiance	Ukraine
Branch/service	Militsiya (Special Tasks Patrol Police) (2014); National Guard Ukrainian Ground Forces
Years of service	2014–2016; 2022–present
Rank	Lieutenant colonel of police ; Colonel of Ukrainian Ground Forces
Unit	Azov Battalion (2014–2016); 3rd Assault Brigade (2022–present)
Commands	Azov Battalion (2014–2016); Azov Tactical Group (2022–present)
Battles/wars	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Battle of Mariupol; Offensive on Mariupol; Battle of Marinka; Shyrokyne standoff; ; Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Bakhmut; Battle of Kurakhove; ; ; ;
Awards	; 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine Medal

Andriy Yevheniiovych Biletsky^[a] (Ukrainian: Андрій Євгенійович Білецький [ɐnˈd⁽ʲ⁾r⁽ʲ⁾ij jeu̯ˈɦɛn⁽ʲ⁾ijowɪdʒ biˈlɛtsʲkɪj]; born 5 August 1979)^[10] is a Ukrainian far-right politician. He is the leader of political party National Corps. He was the first commander of the volunteer militia Azov Battalion,^[4]^[1] which he founded in 2014, and a co-founder of the nationalist movement Social-National Assembly.^[11] From 2014 until 2019, Biletsky was a People's Deputy of Ukraine.^[12]

^ ^a ^b ^c (in Ukrainian) The former leader of "Azov" Beletsky declared only salary and $ 5,000, Ukrayinska Pravda (30 October 2016)
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^ "Andriy Biletsky", Національний Кореспондент [National Correspondent] nackor.org, 8 December 2015
^ "Ukraine's Interior Ministry elaborates on duties of newly created 'national militia units' (Video)", Unian, 30 January 2018
^ "Andriy Biletsky: Winter will not prevent the Russians from attacking, but it may prevent us from defending", Unian, 22 November 2024
^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 2 серпня 2014 year № 631/2014 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
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Multiple sources:
- Shekhovstov, Anton (March 2011). "The Creeping Resurgence of the Ukrainian Radical Right? The Case of the Freedom Party". Europe-Asia Studies. 63 (2): 203–228. doi:10.1080/09668136.2011.547696. S2CID 155079439.
- Shekhovstov, Anton (2013). "17: Para-Militarism to Radical Right-Wing Populism: The Rise of the Ukrainian Far-Right Party Svoboda.". In Wodak (ed.). Right-Wing Populism in Europe. Bloomsbury Academic.
- Anton Shekhovtsov, Andreas Umland Ukraine's Radical Right // Journal of Democracy. Volume 25, Number 3 July 2014
- Shekhovtsov, Anton (2013). "17: From Para-Militarism to Radical Right-Wing Populism: The Rise of the Ukrainian Far-Right Party Svoboda". In Ruth Wodak (ed.). Right-Wing Populism in Europe. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 249–263. ISBN 978-1780932453.
- Ishchenko, Volodymyr (2011). "Fighting Fences vs Fighting Monuments: Politics of Memory and Protest Mobilization in Ukraine". Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe. 19 (1–2): 369–395. doi:10.1080/0965156X.2011.611680. S2CID 145492425.
- Ghosh, Mridula (2013). Ralf Melzer (ed.). The Extreme Right in Ukraine's Political Mainstream: What Lies Ahead?. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
^ 2022: "'Don't confuse patriotism and Nazism': Ukraine's Azov forces face scrutiny Nationalist regiment with neo-Nazi roots has been instrumental in the resistance to Russia's invasion" https://www.ft.com/content/7191ec30-9677-423d-873c-e72b64725c2d

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[abnllab-1] (in Ukrainian) The former leader of "Azov" Beletsky declared only salary and $ 5,000, Ukrayinska Pravda (30 October 2016)

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[ltcol-6] "Andriy Biletsky", Національний Кореспондент [National Correspondent] nackor.org, 8 December 2015

[Unian30Jan18-7] "Ukraine's Interior Ministry elaborates on duties of newly created 'national militia units' (Video)", Unian, 30 January 2018

[Unian22Nov24-8] "Andriy Biletsky: Winter will not prevent the Russians from attacking, but it may prevent us from defending", Unian, 22 November 2024

[9] Decree of the President of Ukraine from 2 серпня 2014 year № 631/2014 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)

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[12] Multiple sources:
Shekhovstov, Anton (March 2011). "The Creeping Resurgence of the Ukrainian Radical Right? The Case of the Freedom Party". Europe-Asia Studies. 63 (2): 203–228. doi:10.1080/09668136.2011.547696. S2CID 155079439.

Shekhovstov, Anton (2013). "17: Para-Militarism to Radical Right-Wing Populism: The Rise of the Ukrainian Far-Right Party Svoboda.". In Wodak (ed.). Right-Wing Populism in Europe. Bloomsbury Academic.

Anton Shekhovtsov, Andreas Umland Ukraine's Radical Right // Journal of Democracy. Volume 25, Number 3 July 2014

Shekhovtsov, Anton (2013). "17: From Para-Militarism to Radical Right-Wing Populism: The Rise of the Ukrainian Far-Right Party Svoboda". In Ruth Wodak (ed.). Right-Wing Populism in Europe. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 249–263. ISBN 978-1780932453.

Ishchenko, Volodymyr (2011). "Fighting Fences vs Fighting Monuments: Politics of Memory and Protest Mobilization in Ukraine". Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe. 19 (1–2): 369–395. doi:10.1080/0965156X.2011.611680. S2CID 145492425.

Ghosh, Mridula (2013). Ralf Melzer (ed.). The Extreme Right in Ukraine's Political Mainstream: What Lies Ahead?. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

[12] Shekhovstov, Anton (March 2011). "The Creeping Resurgence of the Ukrainian Radical Right? The Case of the Freedom Party". Europe-Asia Studies. 63 (2): 203–228. doi:10.1080/09668136.2011.547696. S2CID 155079439.

[13] Shekhovstov, Anton (2013). "17: Para-Militarism to Radical Right-Wing Populism: The Rise of the Ukrainian Far-Right Party Svoboda.". In Wodak (ed.). Right-Wing Populism in Europe. Bloomsbury Academic.

[14] Anton Shekhovtsov, Andreas Umland Ukraine's Radical Right // Journal of Democracy. Volume 25, Number 3 July 2014

[15] Shekhovtsov, Anton (2013). "17: From Para-Militarism to Radical Right-Wing Populism: The Rise of the Ukrainian Far-Right Party Svoboda". In Ruth Wodak (ed.). Right-Wing Populism in Europe. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 249–263. ISBN 978-1780932453.

[16] Ishchenko, Volodymyr (2011). "Fighting Fences vs Fighting Monuments: Politics of Memory and Protest Mobilization in Ukraine". Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe. 19 (1–2): 369–395. doi:10.1080/0965156X.2011.611680. S2CID 145492425.

[17] Ghosh, Mridula (2013). Ralf Melzer (ed.). The Extreme Right in Ukraine's Political Mainstream: What Lies Ahead?. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

[13] 2022: "'Don't confuse patriotism and Nazism': Ukraine's Azov forces face scrutiny Nationalist regiment with neo-Nazi roots has been instrumental in the resistance to Russia's invasion" https://www.ft.com/content/7191ec30-9677-423d-873c-e72b64725c2d

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