The winner of the Shevchenko Prize became the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense

Dmytro Lazutkin, poet, presenter and military man

Ukrainian poet, laureate of the Shevchenko Prize and TV presenter Dmytro Lazutkin assumed the position of spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The serviceman received a business trip from the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Yakov Handziuk March 20. He informed UP.Kultura about this.

Lazutkin said that at the beginning of February he transferred from the 47th “Magura” brigade, to which he was mobilized in the summer of 2023. The transfer process has become quite lengthy, because most of the time is spent filling out the necessary documentation. As part of the 59th brigade, he was sent on a business trip to the Ministry of Defense.

Dmytro Lazutkin passed a competition for the post of spokesman and was chosen among other applicants. He notes that the team has become the most important for him.

“A powerful team headed by Hilarion Pavlyuk works in the press and information department. Also here is Roman Vintoniv, his deputy, and a famous poet with a diplomatic education, Mykola Kulinych, who works with us. It is very comfortable to work with such professional people who understand the work of the press, are very careful with their words and treated me in a friendly manner. It was the understanding of the co-word that played an important role in my decision to become a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense“, the spokesman said.

Who is Dmytro Lazutkin?

On March 9, 2024, the President issued a decree awarding Ukraine’s highest official creative honor – the Taras Shevchenko National Award. Dmytro Lazutkin received an award for a poetry collection “Bookmark”.

Previously, he became a laureate of the Smoloskip publishing house’s literary award, the award of the Kyiv Laurels festival, and the Ukrainian PEN has repeatedly included his collections in the list of the best books.

Before joining the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Dmytro Lazutkin worked as a host of the “Olympic Studio” on Suspilny, a sports commentator for the Olympic Games in Beijing, Vancouver, and London.

On June 24, 2023, he joined the 47th separate mechanized brigade “Magura”.