Serhiy Bessarab
Soviet-Ukrainian lieutenant general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Borysovych and the family name is Bessarab.
Serhiy Borysovych Bessarab (Ukrainian: Сергій Борисович Бессараб, IPA: [serˈɦij bɔˈrɪsɔʋet͡ʃ besːɐˈrab]; born 13 November 1955) is a Soviet and Ukrainian lieutenant general.[2] He served as a troop commander of the Territorial Directorate "North" (2005–2007), the First Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces (2012–2015), and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (2015–2020). On 4 March 2020, he was appointed as the Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine in the Shmyhal Government.[2] He resigned due to ill health on 16 December 2020.[3]
Quick Facts Minister of Veterans Affairs, President ...
Serhiy Bessarab | |
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Сергій Бессараб | |
Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
In office 4 March 2020 – 16 December 2020 | |
President | Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
Prime Minister | Denys Shmyhal |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Yulia Laputina[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-11-13) 13 November 1955 (age 68) Staryi Kodaky, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
Political party | Independent |
Education | Kyiv Suvorov Military School Kyiv Higher Combined-Arms Command School Moscow Military Academy National Defense University of Ukraine |
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