Boyko Valery

Valeriy Boyko is a colonel, deputy commander for military-political work of the 18th Army. Open sources indicate the following service affiliation: 18th Combined Arms Army.

Colonel Valery Boyko, as the deputy commander for military-political work of the 18th Combined Arms Army, is responsible for the ideological support and the moral-political state of the personnel participating in the aggressive war against Ukraine. His role includes justifying military operations and maintaining morale, which contributes to creating the conditions for the commission of war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law. The 18th Army operates in the Kherson direction, where numerous instances of shelling of civilian infrastructure and civilian casualties have been documented. Boyko, by virtue of his position, is part of the command structure responsible for these actions.