The history of the Institute of Psychological Support for Personnel began in 1993, when the Military Technical Faculty of the Military Training Department at Lviv Polytechnic State University was established to train officers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the specialty 7.090258 “Automobiles and Automotive Economy”.
In November 1997, the Department of Military Training at Lviv Polytechnic State University was granted the status of the Military Institute at Lviv Polytechnic State University, which included the 1st (Automotive) Faculty, and later, with the granting of the National University status to Lviv Polytechnic State University in August 2001, the faculty was renamed the Faculty of Training of Specialists in the Use of Automotive Units and Automotive Support.
In accordance with the requirements of the Order of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine No. 339 dated 16.06.2005 and the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 381 dated 26.05.2005 “On Measures to Optimize the Network of Higher Education Institutions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, the faculty was renamed the Faculty of Moral and Psychological Support and Logistics, which began training military specialists in 7 areas:
- “Engineering mechanics”
- Electromechanics
- Military Science and Management
- Musical art
- Journalism
- Radio engineering
- “Cultural studies”
In 2009, the faculty was renamed the Faculty of Training of Specialists in Military Support and began training in 4 areas:
- “Road transport”
- “Military management”
- “Musical art”
- “Cultural studies”
In 2014, the faculty was renamed into a general military faculty, which provided training in the following fields of knowledge:
- 0201 Culture
- 03 Humanities
- 25 Military sciences, national security, state border security
- 1601 Military sciences, national security, state border security
- 02 Culture and art
- 27 Transport
- 0701 Transport and transport infrastructure.
In accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine dated 30.05.2017 No. 298 “On Enactment of the Decision of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine” dated 23.05.2017, the faculty is reorganized into the Institute of Moral and Psychological Support, which provides training in the following areas of knowledge, starting from 01.06.2018:
Assignment of graduates by specialization:
Since its foundation, the Institute has been headed by:
- 1993 - 2001 - Colonel Naumenkov V.M.;
- 2001 - 2006 - Colonel A.S. BURKOVSKYI;
- 2006 - 2007 - Colonel S.M. Sviderok;
- 2007 - 2010 - Colonel A.V. LUNKOV;
- 2010 - 2020 - Colonel S.V. Skrypnyk.
- from 2020 to the present - Colonel O.V. Rolyuk.
Since the beginning of the anti-terrorist operation and the Joint Forces Operation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as since the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, officers and employees of the Institute's Armed Forces have been performing combat missions (national security and defense measures, repulsion and deterrence of armed aggression). Among them are Colonel Kapinus O.S., Colonel Tytskyi I.A., Colonel Gerus O.P., Lieutenant Colonel Matsevko T.M., Lieutenant Colonel Vidnichuk E.A., Lieutenant Colonel Nechepurenko A.O, Lieutenant Colonel LASHTA R.B., Lieutenant Colonel HODOVANSKYI O.O., Lieutenant Colonel SKOVYRA O.P., Lieutenant Colonel LYASHENKO V.M., Lieutenant Colonel ANDRUKHIV V.M., Lieutenant Colonel DUNDUK O.I, Lieutenant Colonel Stukalin T.A., Lieutenant Colonel Danchevsky S.V., Lieutenant Colonel Shapovalova I.B., Lieutenant Colonel Paltseva E.O., Lieutenant Colonel Dubno I.V., Lieutenant Colonel Horbal V.Y, Major NAZARIICHUK O.V., Major OKAEVYCH A.V., Major KUCHERIAVA T.A., Captain LESKIV P.Z., employee of the Armed Forces of Ukraine BOYKO O.V., employee of the Armed Forces of Ukraine BABIYAK O.V. and others.
In a “hybrid” war, much attention is paid to countering the enemy's information and psychological influence, maintaining morale and coordination of units, so the academic staff passes on their vast experience gained during combat missions to their students during all types of training sessions. The teachers are actively assisted by the cadets participating in combat operations, including Sergeant Karapinka R.O., Sergeant Dmytriyev S.Y., Senior Sergeant Pilyshenko D.V., Junior Sergeant Zavyalov V.V., Junior Sergeant Gerasymiuk V.R., Soldier Tsinyuk A.A., Soldier Zabolotnyi V.Y. and others.
Graduates of our Institute who are performing combat missions in the East of Ukraine receive positive feedback. These are officers Dmytro CHAIKA, Volodymyr ZELENKOV, Vasyl ZUEV, Dmytro POLISHCHUK, Myroslav VERHOVYI, Oleksandra BEZSMERTNA, Yosyp SHELVIIKO, Nazar PASICHNIK and many others. The highest state award, the title of “Hero of Ukraine” with the presentation of the Golden Star, was awarded to a 2020 graduate, Lieutenant Bohdan Korniichuk, unfortunately posthumously.
Today, our Institute is a big friendly family where everyone's opinion is respected and understood. After all, a cadet in the future is a commander, a leader, on whom the authority of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will depend. A warm atmosphere, mutual support, and an individual approach to each cadet are the key to forming the personality of a serviceman who is ready to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Motherland. Our Institute not only teaches military science, but also, above all, educates a PERSON, a PATRIOT, an OFFICER.