Serhiy Shaptala
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Ukrainian. (February 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
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Serhiy Shaptala | |
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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 | Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | February 5, 1973
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 |
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]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shaptala said Ukrainian air defences shot down a Russian IL-76,[2] and shared video footage of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 striking Russian targets.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.mil.gov.ua/en/ministry-of-defence-leader/lieutenant-general-serhii-shaptala.html
- ^ 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.