Petro Kalnyshevsky
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Petro Kalnyshevsky (20 June 1690?, Ukraine – 31 October 1803, Russia) was the last Ukrainian Koshovyi Otaman of the Zaporozhian Host of Ukraine, serving in 1762 and from 1765 to 1775. Kalnyshevsky was a hero in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 for which he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Order of Saint Andrew with diamonds for courage and the rank of lieutenant-general.[citation needed]