Serhiy Shaptala

Serhiy Shaptala
Сергій Шаптала
Shaptala in 2022
15th Chief of the General Staff
In office
28 July 2021 – 9 February 2024
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Preceded bySerhiy Korniychuk
Succeeded byAnatoliy Barhylevych
Personal details
Born (1973-02-05) 5 February 1973 (age 51)
Kostiantynivka, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
EducationIvan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine
Military service
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch/serviceUkrainian Ground Forces
Years of service1994–present
RankLieutenant general
Battles/wars
AwardsHero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky

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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References

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  1. ^ "Lieutenant General Serhii SHAPTALA". MoD of Ukraine.
  2. ^ Dmytro Basmat (9 February 2024). "Zelensky announces new chief of general staff". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ "After Debaltseve Defeat, What Next?: Out from Debaltseve hell and back to the trenches". Kyiv Post. 20 February 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "How Ukraine Is Using Drones Against Russia". Council on Foreign Relations.
  6. ^ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  7. ^ "Про присвоєння С. Шапталі звання Героя України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-14.