Hennadii Shapovalov
Hennadii Shapovalov | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Геннадій Миколайович Шаповалов |
| Birth name | Hennadii Mykolayovych Shapovalov |
| Born | 1978 (age 46–47) Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Ukraine |
| Service |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands | Operational Command South (16 April 2024-4 February 2025) |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
Hennadii Mykolayovych Shapovalov (Ukrainian: Геннадій Миколайович Шаповалов; born in 1978) is a Ukrainian Ground Forces brigadier general who served as commander of the Operational Command South from 16 April 2024 to 4 February 2025.
Biography
[edit]Hennadii Shapovalov was born in Kirovohrad Oblast in 1978.[1]
In 2000, he graduated from the Institute of Tank Troops of the Kharkiv State Polytechnic University.[1]
In 2012 he graduated from the Command and Staff Institute of the Use of Troops (Forces) of the National Defense University of Ukraine (both with honors), and the National University "Ostroh Academy" majoring in "International Relations, Public Communications and Regional Studies" » and the US Army War College.[1]
He went through all levels of military service, from the commander of a tank platoon to the commander of the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Yakov Handziuk.[1]
In 2022, he was the head of the Main Department of Military Cooperation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[2]
On 20 June 2023, he became a member of the Commission on Coordination of Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine.[3]
On 16 April 2024, Shapovalov was appointed commander of the forces of the Operational Command South.[4][5][1]
On 4 February 2025, he resigned his command after being appointed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to serve as a liaison in the NATO military aid coordination center for Ukraine based in Wiesbaden, Germany.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "ОК "Південь" очолив бригадний генерал Геннадій Шаповалов". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "Про присвоєння військового звання". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3442023-47125
- ^ "Командувачем ОК «Південь» призначили бригадного генерала Шаповалова". Укрінформ. 2024-04-16.
- ^ "ОК «Південь» очолив бригадний генерал Геннадій Шаповалов". Армія-інформ. 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Ukraine's Southern Operational Command chief steps down after being appointed NATO liaisonя". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 4 February 2025.