Viktor Muzhenko | |
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| Native name | Віктор Миколайович Муженко |
| Birth name | Viktor Mykolayovych Muzhenko |
| Born | (1961-10-10)10 October 1961 (age 64) |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (1983–1991) Ukraine (1992–2019) |
| Branch | Soviet Army Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Rank | General of the army of Ukraine |
| Commands | Chief of the General Staff (2014-2019) Deputy Chief of the General Staff of theArmed Forces of Ukraine (2012-2014) 8th Army Corps (Ukraine) (2010–2012) |
Viktor Mykolayovych Muzhenko (Ukrainian:Віктор Миколайович Муженко; born 10 October 1961)[1] is a Ukrainiangeneral who was theChief of the General Staff and thecommanding officer of theArmed Forces of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019.
In 1983 Muzhenko graduated from theLeningradHigher Military Command School.[1] He then served in theSoviet Union'sTranscaucasian Military District in the mechanized and motorized infantry, ending up being a commander of a motorized infantry battalion in Armenia.[1] In 1992 he moved to theCarpathian Military District where he till 2000 served as its commander.[1] In 1996 Muzhenko graduated from the Academy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[1] From 2000 till 2003 he was chief of staff - deputy division commander of theTerritorial Directorate "North".[1] From April 2003 to July 2004 he served as chief of staff - first deputy commander of amechanized brigade of Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent of themultinational force in Iraq.[1] In 2005 Muzhenko graduated from the Faculty training of operational and strategic levels of the National Defence Academy of Ukraine.[1] In 2005 he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Corps ofUkrainian Ground Forces, a post he held till 2010.[1] In 2010–2012, he served as commander of the8th Army Corps.[1] On 10 May 2012 Muzhenko was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff of theArmed Forces of Ukraine.[1] On 24 August 2012 Muzhenko was awarded the rank oflieutenant general.[1] Muzhenko was elected deputy of theZhytomyr Oblast Council for theParty of Regions, but left the party in February 2014.[1] 20 May 2014 decree of the Acting PresidentOleksandr Turchynov appointed him first deputy head of the counterterrorist center at theSecurity Service of Ukraine.[1]
Muzhenko was appointedChief of the General Staff by presidentPetro Poroshenko on 3 July 2014.[2] (According to Poroshenko) at the time his predecessorMykhailo Kutsyn was suffering fromshell-shock and aconcussion and was staying at a hospital (he had been wounded while combating the2014 insurgency in Donbas).[3] Muzhenko had also entered into combat in theDonbas region during the same operation.[1]
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Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3rd class (4 July 2016).[4]
Order of Danylo Halytsky (2004)[1]
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Defender of the Motherland Medal
Medal "For Impeccable Service"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service"
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| Preceded by | Chief of the General Staff 2014–2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of the8th Army Corps 2010–2012 | Succeeded by |
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| Ukraine (since 1991) | ||
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