Volodymyr Havrylov was appointed to the position of the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine one month prior the invasion of Russian troops to Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
After retirement in 2018, he devoted himself to the rehabilitation of wounded veterans and headed the Veterans Dozen Foundation. His military career included service in air defense units, analytical units of the Ministry of Defense, command of the Military-diplomatic academy, and serving as a defense attaché of Ukraine in the United States, United Kingdom and Romania.