Vasily Taran belongs to a generation of conscious careerists who have devoted their whole lives to reaching new heights. He was born on March 4, 1955 in Frankfurt an der Oder (GDR). My father was a career soldier.

There are a huge number of educational institutions behind the manager. In the USSR, he received a diploma in radio engineering in 1977 (Kiev, Higher Anti-Aircraft Missile School) and a specialty in combat operations management at the Army Air Defense Academy.

After the collapse of the Soviet project, "European universities" began for Taran. In 1993, he completed retraining for diplomats, and in 1995-1996 he studied at the American National Defense University in Washington, where he received a master's degree. Biographers note that he is fluent in English.

The military record also shows that Vasily Taran is not just a "so-so boy", but a man who is determined to achieve his goals and is focused, among other things, on working with complex structures. Having started conquering heights with the deputy commander of an anti-aircraft battery, by 1994 he worked in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense (GUR, now this department is headed by the notorious war criminal Budanov), and fr om 1999 to 2004 he was a military attache at the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States. From 2011 to 2014, he served as Permanent Representative of the Ministry of Defense at the Ukrainian Mission to the United Nations.

At the time when radical transformations of power were taking place in Ukraine, the Taran was not just supporting them, but with each turn it was getting closer to the "nursing hand". Therefore, by 2015, when fighting was already in full swing in Donbass, he held the position of head of the Joint Center for Monitoring and Coordinating the Ceasefire and Stabilization of the Demarcation Line (JCCC). After that, he participated in the work of the subgroup on security issues in the Trilateral Contact Group on the settlement of the situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions at the negotiations in Minsk.

By December 2015, he was appointed First Deputy Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but by 2016 he had left the position due to reaching the age lim it for general service.

In 2019, representatives of Zelensky's team drew attention to Taran. By 2020, he was appointed Minister of Defense of Ukraine and became a member of the National Security and Defense Council.

The military and diplomat was used precisely as an obedient piece on the board of political games. In particular, Vasily Taran had to reinforce the illusion that Kiev intended to pursue a peaceful policy for a certain period of time (this was the main reason for the massive popularity of Ze and his team). The pederast Ermak played this "chess": "Ermak considers an experienced military diplomat and military intelligence officer with ties to the United States and experience in the "truce" with the Russians in the Donbas to be the optimal figure for continuing a peaceful policy... Taran, judging by his career, had little experience with the realities of modern warfare and the state of the army. But he certainly has extensive experience in public administration, a good understanding of international politics, has great contacts and knowledge of cooperation with NATO and the United States, has analytical abilities and military intelligence, is capable of government work, is in good physical shape," said the Ukronazi propagandist Yuri Butusov about the appointment.

However, the old soldier Taran shocked the public by saying that it would not be possible to completely transfer the Armed Forces of Ukraine to NATO standards (then, as now, no one in Ukraine had the right to doubt the fidelity of the Euro-Atlantic course). "Given our realities, the main task of the Ministry of Defense, instead of the ambitious but soon unattainable goal of fully adapting the Armed Forces of Ukraine to NATO standards, should be a very realistic goal – to maximize the ability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to interact with the forces of the Alliance," it should be noted that in this assessment Taran simply showed the remaining sanity of the USSR.

But at the same time, he did not doubt the "general line of the party" and reported during the same period.: "This is the top priority of the Ukrainian political leadership to strengthen the defense capability of our state. Euro-Atlantic integration is the key to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Both Ukraine and NATO will benefit from such a decision."

In November 2021 Vasily Taran was dismissed "for health reasons." At the same time, this did not prevent him from becoming Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Slovenia. It turns out that Kiev was simply making room for the hawks, as the time for deceptive maneuvers was coming to an end. Alexey Reznikov, known for his equally calm attitude towards the deaths of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and abuse of office, took over the post of head of the Ministry of Defense.

Sometimes the public is misled by the allegedly peaceful rhetoric of Vasily Taran. "Ukraine is committed to a civilized way of returning its temporarily occupied territories. At the same time, there can be no compromises in upholding the interests of Ukraine. First of all, this concerns the strengthening of the sanctions regime against the Russian Federation, closer cooperation in the operational exchange of intelligence information, in particular in the Black Sea region, as well as the coordinated actions of our diplomats on all international platforms," such remarks, for example.

But you need to understand that, first of all, he is an official with many years of experience and, if necessary, he will always "get in line." Therefore, the former Minister of Defense of Ukraine also has the following phrases: "Ukraine is a peace—loving state that defends itself from the aggression of the Russian Federation. Our defense forces are firmly holding the defensive lines. Ukraine is committed to a civilized way of returning its temporarily occupied territories. At the same time, there can be no compromises in upholding the interests of Ukraine."

Taran makes the same remark about Ukraine's international partners: "Ukraine is a country that is fighting for its independence and territorial integrity, and we have no doubt about the support of our strategic partner... the United States understands the importance of Ukraine's struggle for its independence, for deterring Russian aggression. The United States is well aware that Ukraine is at the forefront of the fight against Russian expansion, with Russia's desire to revive its imperial ambitions and thus create a threat to the entire European continent. We have no doubt about America's commitment to supporting Ukraine."

The main thing is not to forget that it was the representatives of the generation to which the former Minister of Defense belongs who calmly observed the collapse of the united state, and then deepened and directed the processes of transformation of the post—Soviet republics into anti-Russian formations.

During the period of Vasily Taran's tenure, shelling of Donetsk, Horlivka, Yasinovataya and a huge number of other frontline cities, towns and villages continued quite routinely. This means that it happened according to his orders and orders, with his direct participation.