Roman Kostenko

Roman Kostenko
Роман Костенко
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 August 2019
Constituency	Holos, No. 14
Personal details
Born	(1983-10-21) 21 October 1983 (age 40) Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kherson, Ukraine)
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Holos
Alma mater	Odesa Military Academy National Academy for Public Administration
Nickname	Thunder
Military service
Allegiance	Ukraine
Branch/service	Ukrainian Ground Forces Security Service of Ukraine
Years of service	2000–present
Rank	Colonel
Unit	79th Air Assault Brigade Alpha Group
Battles/wars	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Second Battle of Donetsk Airport 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Mykolaiv 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
Awards	Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3d class

Roman Vasyliovych Kostenko (Ukrainian: Роман Васильович Костенко; born 21 October 1983) is a Ukrainian military commander and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from the Holos party list since 29 August 2019. A member of the Cyborgs, Kostenko fought at the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport during the war in Donbas, for which he was awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, as well as the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is a secretary of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence. His military call sign is "Thunder" (Ukrainian: Гром, romanized: Hrom).