Dzianis Prokharaŭ
Native name
Дзяніс Прохараў
Nickname(s)Kot (Cat)
Born1995 (age 27–28)
Belarus
Allegiance Ukraine
Service/branchTerritorial Defence Forces
RankCommannder
UnitKastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment
Battles/wars

Dzianis Prokharaŭ (Belarusian: Дзяніс Прохараў; born 1995), nom de guerre "Kit" (Kot, lit. "Cat"), is a Belarusian soldier who serves as the commander of the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment under the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Biography

In 2014,[1] Prokharaŭ left Belarus for Ukraine, where he joined the Azov Brigade.[2] He became a physical training instructor and later completed a refresher course to become a tactical training instructor. In 2015, Prokharaŭ fought near Marinka, Ukraine in the Donbas War as part of Tactical Group "Belarus".[3]

In July 2019, information became public that Prokharaŭ received Ukrainian citizenship.[4]

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Prokharaŭ has been fighting, including participating in the Battle of Kyiv, and the Battle of Bucha, where he received a shrapnel wound during the battle.[3]

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