Valeriy Heletey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Valeriy Heletey
Occupation	Military Personnel
Date Of Birth	Aug 28, 1967(1967-08-28)
Age	57
Birth City	Verkhnii Koropets'
Horoscope	Leo

Valeriy Heletey Biography

Valeriy Heletey is one of the most popular and richest Military Personnel who was born on August 28, 1967 in Verkhnii Koropets', ****. Valeriy Viktorovych Sheletey (Ukrainian: Valerii Viktorovich Geletei ) (born on August 28th in 1967) is a Ukrainian Colonel General who was the Minister of Defense from July 3 until October 14th in 2014.

On the 20th of October, 2014, the Temporary Investigation Commission of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament’s inquiry into the Ilovaisk Battle Ilovaisk) issued the report of the events leading up to “Ilovaisk’s cauldron” where it acknowledged that the tragedy of Ilovaisk was the result of ineffective actions by the Defense Minister Heletey and the Chief of the General Staff Muzhenko.

During his maiden speech Heletey hinted that Ukraine would regain control of Crimea, lost during the 2014 Crimean Crisis: “I am convinced that Ukraine will win, and trust me, a victory parade will certainly be held in a Ukrainian Sevastopol.” At the end of August/beginning of September 2014 he wrote on his Facebook page that the rebels had been defeated and Russia had been forced to begin a full-scale invasion of the region with regular forces, saying: “A great war has arrived at our doorstep – the likes of which Europe has not seen since World War Two. Unfortunately, the losses in such a war will be measured not in the hundreds but thousands and tens of thousands.” On 1 September 2014 Newsweek reported that Heletei claimed on his Facebook page that Russia threatened Ukraine with nuclear attack if it won’t stop fighting rebels.

On March 2, 2014 the acting president Of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov appointed Heletey as the UDO chief once again, replacing Serhiy Kulyk. On July 2, 2014 the newly elected President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko proposed Heletey’s candidacy for the post of the Minister of Defense, and next day (July 3) the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) approved the proposal with the support of 260 of the 450 parliamentarians.

On the 24th of May 2007, Heletey was appointed a head for the State Security Administration (UDO) which specializes in the security of officials from government. On June 20th the 20th of June 2007 Heletey was awarded the Military rank, Major General. Later, on the 21st of August in the same year, he became a Lieutenant General. On the 20th of August, 2008 Heletey was promoted again up to Colonel General. In July 2009, he was removed from his post in the position of UDO chief.

Valeriy Heletey Net Worth

Valeriy Heletey is one of the richest Military Personnel from . According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Valeriy Heletey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Mukacheve, a town within the Zakarpattia Oblast, Heletey worked for a short time as an electrical mechanic for a local truck manufacturer before being recruited in the Soviet Armed Forces in 1985 He was in the Soviet Border Troops. In March 1988, Heletey started his career in police (MVS) as well as in the year 1994 when he he graduated at the Ukrainian Academy of Internal Affairs (higher police academy) in Kiev. Then he was employed from 1994 to 2006 for the department of police, with a focus in fighting criminal organized groups (HUBOZ) in the City of Kiev.

In October of 2006, Heletey as Colonel was hired as a Colonel by The Presidential Administration, heading its police department’s service for law- enforcement agencies. In December of 2006,, he was elevated to the grade of Major General Police.

On 12 October 2014 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accepted Heletey’s resignation, saying that it was time for a change in the country’s defense leadership. After he was replaced by National Guard of Ukraine commander Stepan Poltorak, Heletey was appointed head of the State Guard of Ukraine.

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