Serhiy Shaptala

Serhiy Oleksandrovych Shaptala (Ukrainian: Сергій Олександрович Шаптала; born 5 February 1973) is a Ukrainian military officer who served as Chief of the General Staff from 2021 until 2024, holding the rank of Lieutenant general.^[1][2]

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksandrovych and the family name is Shaptala.

Serhiy Shaptala
Сергій Шаптала
Shaptala in 2022
15th Chief of the General Staff
In office 28 July 2021 – 9 February 2024
President	Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Preceded by	Serhiy Korniychuk
Succeeded by	Anatoliy Barhylevych
Personal details
Born	(1973-02-05) 5 February 1973 (age 52) Kostiantynivka, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Education	Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine
Military service
Allegiance	Ukraine
Branch/service	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Years of service	1994–present
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	Russo-Ukrainian War Battle of Debaltseve
Awards	Hero of Ukraine Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky

In 2015, he was awarded Hero of Ukraine by President Petro Poroshenko for his command of the 128th Brigade during the Battle of Debaltseve.^[3]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shaptala said Ukrainian air defences shot down a Russian Il-76,^[4] and shared video footage of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 striking Russian targets.^[5]

Awards

• Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3d class (February 26, 2015)^[6]
• Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star (February 18, 2015)^[7]