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Ukrainian military general (born 1961)
Serhiy Popko

Serhiy Mikolayovych Popko (Ukrainian: Сергі́й Микола́йович Попко́, born 13 February 1961 in Kyiv) is a Ukrainian military general and a former commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces (2016-2019). Previously, Popko was the commanding officer of the Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation. He is a graduate of the Kyiv Higher Combined Arms Command School. In 2017, he was promoted to colonel general.

From August 2019 to May 2020 Popko was Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Defense.

On 21 October 2022 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Popko Chief of the Kyiv City Military Administration. Popko’s tenure was accompanied with the Russian armed forces targeting Kyiv with missile attacks. In December 2023, Ukrainian NGO Chesno stated that there was no clear demarcation of city management duties between Popko and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. They both co-chair the Kyiv Defense Council.

On December 31, 2024, Popko was dismissed Chief of the Kyiv City Military Administration.

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Ukrainian) Small biography of Serhiy Mikolayovych Popko, Lb.ua [uk] (access date: 19 November 2023)
  2. "генерал-лейтенант Попко Сергій Миколайович". Міністерство оборони України. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. "President Petro Poroshenko appoints new Commander of Land Forces of Ukrainian Armed Forces". Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. "Сергей Николаевич Попко". politrada.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  5. "Указ Президента України №404/2017". Archived from the original on 2019-04-01.
  6. ^ "Drones attacked Kyiv in waves, says head of capital's military administration". The Guardian. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  7. ^ "How many military administrations operate in non-frontline cities?" (in Ukrainian). Chesno. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  8. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №897/2024-Про звільнення С.Попка з посади начальника Київської міської військової адміністрації". www.president.gov.ua/. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces


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