Serhiy Shaptala
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Serhiy Shaptala | |
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Сергій Шаптала | |
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15th Chief of the General Staff | |
Assumed office July 28, 2021 | |
President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Preceded by | Serhiy Korniychuk |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-02-05) February 5, 1973 (age 51) Kostiantynivka, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Education | Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine |
Military service | |
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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: Сергій Олександрович Шаптала; 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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