Serhii Naiev
Сергій Наєв
Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Assumed office
March 27, 2020
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Personal details
Born (1970-04-30) April 30, 1970
Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
EducationMoscow Higher Military Command School
Military service
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch/serviceUkrainian Ground Forces
Years of service1991–present
RankLieutenant general
Battles/warsRusso-Ukrainian War
AwardsHero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Medal For Military Service to Ukraine
Defender of the Motherland Medal

Serhii Ivanovych Naiev (Ukrainian: Наєв Сергій Іванович; born 30 April 1970) is a Lieutenant general and the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2016.[1]

Biography

Serhii Naiev, born on April 30, 1970, in Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia oblast, pursued his education from 1987 to 1991 at the Moscow Higher Military Command School, attaining the rank of lieutenant upon completion.[2][3] Between 1991 and 1993, he served as the commander of a motorized infantry platoon within a unit of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.[4]

In 2014, Naiev played a pivotal role as the head of Sector B during the intense battles for Donetsk airport.[4] Following his service, he assumed the role of the commander of Operational Command East from 2015 to 2017, having previously served as the chief executive officer at Operational Command South.[5]

In March 2018, Viktor Muzhenko, the head of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, appointed Naiev as his deputy.[6] From March 16, 2018, to May 6, 2019, Naiev held the position of commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[7] Subsequently, on March 27, 2020, he was reinstated in this role.[8]

2023

The Ministry of Defense is reportedly contemplating the dismissal of Lieutenant general Serhiy Nayev.[9]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Сергій Наєв - досьє, біографія, фото, останні новини". Парламент.UA (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  2. ↑ "Объединенные силы на востоке Украины возглавил бывший командир одесской мехбригады". dumskaya.net. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  3. ↑ Lieutenant General Serhii Nayev was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine
  4. 1 2 http://womenua.today/en/sergij-nayev SERHIY NAYEV Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian Women's Congress
  5. ↑ Ponomarenko, Illia (2018-03-16). "Poroshenko appoints new commander of Ukraine's military in Donbas - Mar. 16, 2018". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  6. ↑ Krushelnycky, Askold. "General Nayev: Ukraine is prepared for a Russia attack". Get the Latest Ukraine News Today - KyivPost. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  7. ↑ "Порошенко призначив командувача Об'єднаних сил". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  8. ↑ Указ Президента України № 127/2020 від 27 березня 2020 року
  9. ↑ "У Міноборони подумують над звільненням трьох командувачів – джерела". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  10. ↑ "Zelenskyy awarded 214 defenders of Ukraine, 14 of them posthumously". lb.ua. 29 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.