Mykhailo Bilynsky

Mykhailo Bilynskyi was a Ukrainian military figure, Rear Admiral of the Ukrainian People's Republic, who organized the Ukrainian naval ministry in late 1917 and commanded the Directory of the UPR's Marine Infantry Division. He held the positions of Minister of Naval Affairs and Minister of Internal Affairs of the UPR. His name is immortalized in the toponymy of Ukrainian cities as a symbol of the heroes of the Liberation Struggle.