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Serhiy Shaptala
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Сергій Шаптала | |
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Shaptala in 2022
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15th Chief of the General Staff | |
In office 28 July 2021 – 9 February 2024 | |
President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Preceded by | Serhiy Korniychuk |
Succeeded by | Anatoliy Barhylevych |
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Born | (1973-02-05) 5 February 1973 (age 51) Kostiantynivka, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Education | Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine |
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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 |
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Serhiy Oleksandrovych Shaptala (Ukrainian: Сергій Олександрович Шаптала; born 5 February 1973) is a Ukrainian military officer who served as Chief of the General Staff from 2021 until 2024, holding the rank of Lieutenant general.[1][2]
In 2015, he was awarded Hero of Ukraine by President Petro Poroshenko for his command of the 128th Brigade during the Battle of Debaltseve.[3]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shaptala said Ukrainian air defences shot down a Russian Il-76,[4] and shared video footage of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 striking Russian targets.[5]
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Ukrainian People's Republic (1918–1921) |
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Ukraine (since 1991) |
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