Serhiy Kyrychenko | |
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| Born | (1952-05-04)4 May 1952 (age 73) Novoselivka,Kharkiv Oblast,Ukrainian SSR |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Service years | 1973 – 2009 |
| Rank | General of Army of Ukraine |
| Unit | 128th Mechanized Division 13th Army Corps General Staff |
| Commands | Ukrainian Armed Forces |
| Awards | Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky Third Class |
General of Army of UkraineSerhiy Kyrychenko (born 4 May 1952) was the 9thChief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of theArmed Forces of Ukraine.[1]
Serhiy Kyrychenko was born in 1952 in Novoselivka, a small village inKharkiv Oblast, Ukraine to a working-class family.[1]
In 1973, Serhiy Kyrychenko graduated from Kharkiv Armour Command school.In 1983 he graduated from command faculty ofMalinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy.[1]In 2000, Serhiy Kyrychenko graduated from the faculty of preparation of the operational-strategic level officers’ of the National Academy of Defence of Ukraine with golden medal.[1]
Serhiy Kyrychenko started his military career inKyiv Military District as commander of armour platoon.[1] During 1975–1992, he occupied positions of armour company commander, chief of staff of armour battalion, chief of staff of armour regiment, commander of armour regiment and deputy division commander.[1]
In 1992, after the fall of the Soviet Union, he joined the newly establishedArmed Forces of Ukraine. Until 2002, he served as commander of128th mechanized division,[2] chief of staff of the Army Corps and commander of the 13th Army Corps.[1][3]
April 2002 Serhiy Kyrychenko was assigned on position of Deputy of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was promoted to position of theChief of the General Staff – the first Deputy of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in January 2003 and remained in that position until July 2004.[1]
On June 6, 2005, by Decree # 961/2005 of the President of UkraineViktor Yushchenko, he was assigned to be theChief of the General Staff – Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[1]
Serhiy Kyrychenko earned the following decorations and awards:
10 Years Military Service
15 Years Military Service
20 Years Military Service| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chief of the General Staff 2004–2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of the 13th Army Corps 1999–2002 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of the128th Mechanized Brigade 1995–1998 | Succeeded by |
| Ukrainian People's Republic (1918–1921) |  | |
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| Ukraine (since 1991) | ||
*Acting Chief | ||