Yuriy Sadovenko

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Eduardovich and the family name is Sadovenko.

Colonel General Yuriy Sadovenko
Yuriy Sadovenko, 2014
Native name	Юрий Садовенко
Born	(1969-09-11) 11 September 1969 Zhytomyr, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Allegiance	Soviet Union Russia
Service / branch	Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Years of service	1990 — present
Rank	Colonel General
Awards	Order of Military Merit Order of Honour Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2nd grade) Medal of Suvorov

Yuriy Eduardovich Sadovenko (Template:Lang-ru) is a Russian Deputy Minister of Defence and recipient of Order of Military Merit and Medal of Suvorov.

Biography

Colonel General Yuri Sadovenko visiting the troops of the Southern Military District in 2017.

Sadovenko was born on September 11, 1969, in Zhytomyr, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. He graduated from Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School in 1990 and the same year began serving in the Russian Armed Forces where he was a participant in combat operations. Four years later he served at the Ministry of Emergency Situations where he used to rescue and provide humanitarian aid until 2002, and from that year until 2007. From 2002 to 2007, he was an Assistant to the Minister in the same place. In 2007, he became Head of the Office there, and from May to November 2012 became the Head of the Executive Office of the Moscow Oblast. On January 9, 2013, Sadovenko was appointed as a Head of the Office by Presidential Decree.