Serhii Naiev
Ukrainian lieutenant general (born 1970)
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Сергій Наєв
27 March 2020 – 11 February 2024
Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
- First Battle of Donetsk Airport (2014)
- Battle of Kharkiv (2022)
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Medal For Military Service to Ukraine
Defender of the Motherland Medal
Serhii Ivanovych Naiev (Ukrainian: Сергій Іванович Наєв; born 30 April 1970) is a Ukrainian lieutenant general who served as Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2016 until 2024.[1][2]
Biography
Naiev was born on 30 April 1970, in Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia Oblast, and pursued his education from 1987 to 1991 at the Moscow Higher Military Command School, attaining the rank of lieutenant upon completion.[3][4] Between 1991 and 1993, he served as the commander of a motorized infantry platoon within a unit of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.[5]
In 2014, Naiev played a pivotal role as the head of Sector B during the intense battles for Donetsk airport.[5] Following his service, he assumed the role of the commander of Operational Command East from 2015 to 2017, having previously served as the chief executive officer at Operational Command South.[6]
In March 2018, Viktor Muzhenko, the head of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, appointed Naiev as his deputy.[7] From 16 March 2018 to 6 May 2019, Naiev held the position of commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[8] Subsequently, on 27 March 2020, he was reinstated in this role.[9] He was again removed from this position on 11 February 2024.[2]
Awards
- On 28 April 2022, he was made a Hero of Ukraine by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[10]
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky (3 May 2019)[11]
References
- ^ "Сергій Наєв - досьє, біографія, фото, останні новини". Парламент.UA (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Zelensky appoints 4 new high-level military commanders". The Kyiv Independent. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Объединенные силы на востоке Украины возглавил бывший командир одесской мехбригады". dumskaya.net. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Lieutenant General Serhii Nayev was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine
- ^ a b http://womenua.today/en/sergij-nayev SERHIY NAYEV Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian Women's Congress
- ^ Ponomarenko, Illia (16 March 2018). "Poroshenko appoints new commander of Ukraine's military in Donbas - Mar. 16, 2018". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Krushelnycky, Askold (18 January 2019). "General Nayev: Ukraine is prepared for a Russia attack". Get the Latest Ukraine News Today - KyivPost. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Порошенко призначив командувача Об'єднаних сил". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Указ Президента України № 127/2020 від 27 березня 2020 року
- ^ "Zelenskyy awarded 214 defenders of Ukraine, 14 of them posthumously". lb.ua. 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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