Serhiy Popko

Serhiy Popko

Serhiy Mikolayovych Popko (Ukrainian: Сергі́й Микола́йович Попко́, born 13 February 1961[1] in Kyiv[1]) is a Ukrainian military general and a former commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces (2016-2019).[2][3] Previously, Popko was the commanding officer of the Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation.[4] He is a graduate of the Kyiv Higher Combined Arms Command School. In 2017, he was promoted to colonel general.[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 December 31, 2024, Popko was dismissed Chief of the Kyiv City Military Administration.[8]

See also

• Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation
• Ukrainian Ground Forces

References

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