Serhiy Mikolayovych Popko (Ukrainian: Сергі́й Микола́йович Попко́, born 13 February 1961[1] in Kyiv[1]) is a Ukrainian military general.

Biography

Previously, Popko was the commanding officer of the Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation.[2] He is a graduate of the Kyiv Higher Combined Arms Command School. In 2017, he was promoted to colonel general.[3]

He was the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces (2016-2019).[4][5]

From August 2019 to May 2020 Popko was Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Defense.[1]

On 21 October 2022 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Popko Chief of the Kyiv City Military Administration.[1][6] Popko’s tenure was accompanied with the Russian armed forces targeting Kyiv with missile attacks.[6] In December 2023, Ukrainian NGO Chesno stated that there was no clear demarcation of city management duties between Popko and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.[7] They both co-chair the Kyiv Defense Council.[7]

On 31 December 2024 Popko was dismissed from the Chief position of the Kyiv City Military Administration.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d (in Ukrainian) Small biography of Serhiy Mikolayovych Popko, Lb.ua [uk] (access date: 19 November 2023)
  2. ^ "Сергей Николаевич Попко". politrada.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. ^ "Указ Президента України №404/2017". Archived from the original on 2019-04-01.
  4. ^ "генерал-лейтенант Попко Сергій Миколайович". Міністерство оборони України. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  5. ^ "President Petro Poroshenko appoints new Commander of Land Forces of Ukrainian Armed Forces". Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  6. ^ a b "Drones attacked Kyiv in waves, says head of capital's military administration". The Guardian. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  7. ^ a b "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.


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