Maksym Shapoval (Ukrainian: ?????? ?????????? ???????; July 6, 1978 – June 27, 2017) was an officer in the Ukrainian military and head of the special forces of the Chief Intelligence Directorate.
Posthumously, Major general.
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Shapoval had only recently returned from the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, and on June 27, 2017, Shapoval was assassinated in a car bomb attack in central Kiev.
At the time of his death, Shapoval was investigating Russian involvement in Eastern Ukraine.
He collected intel on their locations and weapons, which was able to substantiate Ukraine's position in the war criminal trial in The Hague on Russia's armed aggression.