Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine

Mykola Shevtsov was born on September 15, 1969 in Mlyniv, Rivne region.

Education: 

• 1991 — Kyiv Higher Tank Engineering School;
• 2004 — National Defense Academy of Ukraine;
• 2015 — National Defense University of Ukraine.

Military Service: 

• Began military service in August 1986.
• After graduating from Kyiv Higher Tank Engineering School, he served in command and engineering positions in units and subdivisions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Throughout his military career, he held the following positions: 

• Deputy Company Commander for Armament,
• Assistant Chief of the Regiment's Armored Service,
• Chief of Armored Service of a Mechanized Regiment,
• Deputy Brigade Commander for Armament,
• Deputy Chief of the Army Corps Logistics Department,
• Chief of Support at the Central Armored Directorate,
• Deputy Army Corps Commander for Material and Technical Support, C
• hief of Armament of the Operational Command,
• Chief of Armament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
• Chief of Armament of the Logistics Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

From April 2020 until his appointment as Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, he held the position of Chief of the Main Logistics Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.