Serhiy Shaptala
Ukrainian general
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Serhiy Shaptala | |
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| 15th Chief of the General Staff | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 28, 2021 | |
| President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Preceded by | Serhiy Korniychuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1973-02-05) February 5, 1973 (age 49) Kostiantynivka, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Education | Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Branch/service | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1994–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Ukrainian War, Battle of Debaltseve |
| Awards | Hero of Ukraine Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky |
Serhiy Oleksandrovych Shaptala (Ukrainian: Шаптала Сергій Олександрович; born 5 February 1973) is the Ukrainian Chief of the General Staff (since 28 July 2021), holding the rank of Lieutenant general.[1]
In 2015, he was awarded Hero of Ukraine by President Petro Poroshenko for his command of the 128th Brigade during the Battle of Debaltseve.[2]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shaptala said Ukrainian air defences shot down a Russian Il-76,[3] and shared video footage of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 striking Russian targets.[4]
References
- ^ "Lieutenant General Serhii SHAPTALA". MoD of Ukraine.
- ^ "After Debaltseve Defeat, What Next?: Out from Debaltseve hell and back to the trenches". Kyiv Post. 20 February 2015.
- ^ Cannon, Matt; Kuklychev, Yevgeny; Giella, Lauren; Backus, Alex; Strozewski, Zoe; Chapman, ORhonde; McKnight, Patricia; Klawans, Justin; Villarreal, Daniel; Brugen, Isabel van; Colarossi, Natalie (February 24, 2022). "Ukraine-Russia: Kyiv near 'catastrophe,' Berdyansk falls, UN session called". Newsweek.
- ^ "How Ukraine Is Using Drones Against Russia". Council on Foreign Relations.
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Chiefs of the General Staff of Ukraine
(1918–1921)
- Oleksander Slyvynsky
- Oleksander Hrekov
- Oleksander Osetsky
- Mykola Yunakiv
- Volodymyr Sinclair
- Symon Petlyura
- Vsevolod Petriv
- Vasyl Tyutyunyk
- Volodymyr Salsky
(since 1991)
- Heorhiy Zhyvytsia*
- Vasyl Sobkov
- Ivan Bizhan*
- Anatoliy Lopata
- Oleksandr Zatynaiko
- Volodymyr Shkidchenko
- Mykola Palchuk*
- Petro Shulyak
- Oleksandr Zatynaiko
- Serhiy Kyrychenko
- Ivan Svyda
- Hryhoriy Pedchenko
- Volodymyr Zamana
- Yuriy Ilyin
- Mykhailo Kutsyn
- Viktor Muzhenko
- Ruslan Khomchak
- Serhiy Korniychuk
- Serhiy Shaptala
*Acting Chief
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