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Serhiy Popko
Ukrainian military general (born 1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Serhiy Mikolayovych Popko (Ukrainian: Сергі́й Микола́йович Попко́, born 13 February 1961[1] in Kyiv[1]) is a Ukrainian military general.
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Early career
Born on February 13, 1961 in Kiev. He is a graduate of the Kyiv Higher Combined Arms Command School. In 2017, he was promoted to colonel general.[2] Previously, Popko was the commanding officer of the Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation.[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]
Kyiv Military Administration
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]
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