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Russian military leader (1965–2023)
Gennady Valeryevich Zhidko (Russian: Геннадий Валериевич Жидко ; 12 September 1965 – 16 August 2023) was a colonel general of the Russian Armed Forces . He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2017 for his service as chief of staff of Russian forces deployed to Syria . Following this assignment, Zhidko commanded the Eastern Military District and headed the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces .
In late May 2022, it was reported that Zhidko had been put in charge of Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine , replacing Army General Aleksandr Dvornikov .[1] In October 2022, he was replaced by Army General Sergey Surovikin as the new commander of the Russian forces in Ukraine.
Early life
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Gennady Zhidko was born on 12 September 1965,[2] [3] in the village of Yangiobod in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic .[4]
Graduating from the Tashkent Higher Tank Command School in 1987, Zhidko became a platoon commander in the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division .[5] [3] [4] [2] During Zhidko's service with the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division, part of the Volga and Volga–Ural Military Districts at Totskoye , Orenburg Oblast , Zhidko rose to divizion (artillery battalion) commander, was promoted to captain early, and then to colonel.[4] [3] He received awards for organizing fire training from the commander of the Ural Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Baranov .[6]
In 1997, Zhidko graduated from the Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy .[5] [4] [3] [2]
Military career
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Zhidko served as commander of the 92nd Motor Rifle Regiment of the 201st Motor Rifle Division in Dushanbe , Tajikistan by 2001.[7] [2] In 2007, he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff .[5] [4] [3] [2] From August 2007 to July 2009, he was commander of the 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the North Caucasian Military District , based in Volgograd .[4] [3] During his tenure in this post, he continued the work of Major General Aleskandr Lapin to establish trusting relationships with military groups, improve combat and technical training.[3] He also oversaw the beginning of the transition of the division from conscripts to contract servicemen.[8] [9]
Zhidko with President Vladimir Putin in 2017
From July 2009 to January 2011, he was the Deputy Commander of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Moscow , then Western Military Districts with headquarters in Voronezh .[4] From January 2011 to January 2012 – Chief of Staff – First Deputy Commander of the 6th Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District, based in Saint Petersburg .[10] [4] He participated in the formation of this unit, for his organizational skills he was noted by the commander of the 6th Army, Major General Yevgeny Ustinov ,[11] with the Commander of the Western Military District, Colonel-General Arkady Bakhin .[12]
From January 2015 to September 2016, Zhidko was Chief of Staff – First Deputy Commander of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army , and from September 2016 to November 2017 – Commander of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District with headquarters in Samara .[4] During the Zapad-2017 military exercises, the army units were quickly deployed from Samara to the Kola Peninsula .[13] On 20 February 2016, he was promoted to the rank of major general.[14]
Zhidko in November 2018
In December 2017, Major General Rustam Muradov took over as commander of the 2nd Combined Arms Army.[15] [16] [17] A participant in the Russian military intervention in Syria , in 2016, Zhidko served as chief of staff of the group of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Syria.[18] [19] From 22 November 2017 to 3 November 2018, he was the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces .[20] [21] [22] On 11 June 2018, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.[23]
In November 2018, Zhidko was appointed commander of the Eastern Military District ,[24] replacing Alexander Zhuravlyov , who had transferred to the post of commander of the Western Military District, on 13 November,[25] [26] he was presented to the leadership at the district headquarters in Khabarovsk .[27] [28] On 11 June 2020, Zhidko was promoted to colonel general.[29]
On 12 November 2021, Zhidko was appointed head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces (GVPU), a position included among the deputy ministers of defence. Zhidko replaced Andrey Kartapolov , who had retired from the army.[30] [31] On 28 July 2022, Colonel General Viktor Goremykin replaced him as head of the GVPU.[32]
2022 invasion of Ukraine
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On 26 May 2022, the Conflict Intelligence Team , citing Russian soldiers, reported that Zhidko had been put in charge of Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine , replacing Army General Aleksandr Dvornikov .[1] [33] On 22 June 2022, The Guardian reported that during a visit to Ukraine by Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu , "footage appeared to confirm that the colonel general Gennady Zhidko is now commanding troops in Ukraine".[34] Having assumed the position in May, Zhidko was demoted a month later to head of the Eastern Military District, and Sergey Surovikin was publicly announced to have taken the position on October 8.[35]
Zhidko was included under US sanctions in July 2022.[36] He was also later sanctioned by Canada under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security[37] and by the UK government on 15 March 2022, both in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[38]
Death
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Zhidko died in Moscow on 16 August 2023, at the age of 57.[39] [40] [41]
See also
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References
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^ a b c "Жидко Геннадий Валериевич" (in Russian). Ministry of Defense of Russia. Retrieved 13 April 2019 .
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^ Олег Починюк (16 September 2011). "Алгоритм успеха" . Krasnaya Zvezda . Retrieved 1 January 2018 .
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^ "Жидко: в Сирии проявились положительные изменения в российских ВС" . TASS . 17 September 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018 .
^ "Назначены два новых замначальника Генштаба ВС России" . RIA Novosti . 29 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018 .
^ Александр Пинчук, Виктор Худолеев (29 November 2017). "Штандарты в надёжных руках" . Krasnaya Zvezda . Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018 .
^ "Главкомом ВКС назначен Сергей Суровикин" . TASS . 29 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018 .
^ "Командующий группировкой российских войск в Сирии возглавил ВКС" . RIA Novosti . 29 November 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018 .
^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11.06.2018 № 298 "О присвоении воинских званий высших офицеров, специальных званий высшего начальствующего состава и классных чинов" " . Publication.pravo.gov.ru. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018 .
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^ Иван Сафронов (12 November 2018). "Сирийский опыт передали Западу и Востоку. Определены новые командующие военными округами" . Kommersant . Retrieved 13 November 2018 .
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^ "В Хабаровске представили нового командующего ВВО" . RIA Novosti . 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018 .
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