Sergey Vladimirovich Goryachev | |
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 Goryachev in 2021 | |
| Native name | Сергей Владимирович Горячев |
| Born | (1970-10-22)22 October 1970 |
| Died | 12 June 2023(2023-06-12) (aged 52) Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Russian Federation |
| Branch |  Ground Forces |
| Service years | 1994–2023[1] |
| Rank | Major general |
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Sergey Vladimirovich Goryachev (Russian:Сергей Владимирович Горячев; 22 October 1970 – 12 June 2023) was a Russian military officer. He served as commander of theRussian 201st Military Base inTajikistan and as chief of staff of the35th Combined Arms Army inBelogorsk.[2][3] In 2022, he was reassigned from Tajikistan to serve in theRussian invasion of Ukraine, and was later killed during the2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Sergei Goryachev was born on 22 October 1970,[4] in the city of Ozherelye inMoscow Oblast in theSoviet Union.[3] In 1994, he graduated from theRyazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School and graduated from theCombined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2008.[3]
Originally the commander of a reconnaissance platoon, Goryachev subsequently served as an assistant chief of reconnaissance of a regiment and later served as deputy commander of a reconnaissance company, a reconnaissance company commander and a parachute battalion commander.[4] From 2011 to 2013, he was deputy commander of a separate motorized rifle brigade of the combined arms army of theWestern Military District, one of Russia's operational commands.[4] In March 2013, he was appointed head of theOperational Group of Russian Forces inTransnistria.[5] Since 14 November 2018[6] (met personnel on 21 November 2018), he was made commander of theRussian 201st Military Base in Tajikistan, awarding the tankers of the 201st Russian military base with departmental medals.[7]
In 2022, Goryachev was replaced as the 201st Base by Colonel Evgeny Kovylin[8] and served in theRussian invasion of Ukraine. Over the course of the invasion and subsequent war, Goryachev was the commander of the 5th Separate Tank Brigade, and was promoted to Army Chief of Staff.[2] A posting on theTelegram messaging service reported that Goryachev and several other senior officers had been killed on 12 June 2023 in an attack, reportedly by aStorm Shadow missile launched by theArmed Forces of Ukraine on positions of theRussian Armed Forces in Ukraine'sZaporizhzhia Oblast.[2][9] On 16 June 2023, theUnited Kingdom Ministry of Defence assessed that reporting on Goryachev's death was almost certainly accurate and that it is possible that he was acting as an Army commander at the time of his death.[10]
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