Maksym Shapoval

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Colonel Maksym Shapoval
Native name	Максим Михайлович Шаповал
Birth name	Maksym Mykhailovych Shapoval
Born	(1978-07-06)6 July 1978 Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	27 June 2017(2017-06-27) (aged 38) Kyiv, Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukraine
Service/branch	Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
Rank	Colonel
Commands held	Chief of HUR MOU 10th Special Detachment
Battles/wars	Russo-Ukrainian war War in Donbas Siege of Sloviansk First Battle of Donetsk Airport
Awards	Order of the Gold Star (posthumously)
Spouse(s)	Iryna Shapoval (m. ?-2017)
Children	2

Maksym Mykhaylovych Shapoval (Ukrainian: Максим Михайлович Шаповал; 6 July 1978 – 27 June 2017)^[1] was a senior officer (Colonel) in the Ukrainian military and head of the special forces of the Chief Intelligence Directorate. He was assassinated in a car bomb attack in central Kyiv on 27 June 2017, having only recently returned from the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine.^[2][3][4] At the time of his death, Shapoval was investigating Russian involvement in Eastern Ukraine. He collected intel on their locations and weapons, which was able to substantiate Ukraine's position in the war criminal trial in The Hague on Russia's armed aggression.^[5] At the time, he was one of the most senior Ukrainian officials killed in action.