Serhii Naiev
{{Short description|Ukrainian lieutenant general (born 1970)}}
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{{infobox officeholder
| name = Serhii Naiev
| native_name = {{Nobold|Сергій Наєв}}
| native_name_lang = uk
| image = Serhii Naiev 02.jpg
| office = Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
| president = Volodymyr Zelenskyy
| term_start = 27 March 2020
| term_end = 11 February 2024
| predecessor = Yurii Sodol
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|04|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
| education = Moscow Higher Military Command School
| allegiance = Ukraine
| branch = Ukrainian Ground Forces
| serviceyears = 1991–present
| rank = Lieutenant general
| battles =
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| mawards = Hero of Ukraine
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Medal For Military Service to Ukraine
Defender of the Motherland Medal
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Serhii Ivanovych Naiev ({{langx|uk|Сергій Іванович Наєв}}; born 30 April 1970) is a Ukrainian lieutenant general who served as Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2016 until 2024.{{Cite web |title=Сергій Наєв - досьє, біографія, фото, останні новини |url=https://parlament.ua/dossier/naev-sergij/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Парламент.UA |language=uk}}{{cite news |date=11 February 2024 |title=Zelensky appoints 4 new high-level military commanders |url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-appoints-new-combined-forces-airborne-territorial-defense-commanders/ |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=11 February 2024 }}
Biography
Naiev was born on 30 April 1970, in Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Vinnytsia Oblast, and pursued his education from 1987 to 1991 at the Moscow Higher Military Command School, attaining the rank of lieutenant upon completion.{{Cite web |title=Объединенные силы на востоке Украины возглавил бывший командир одесской мехбригады |url=https://dumskaya.net/news/komanduyushchim-obedinennyh-sil-na-vostoke-ukrai-083595/ |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=dumskaya.net}}[https://mil.in.ua/en/news/lieutenant-general-serhii-nayev-was-awarded-the-title-of-hero-of-ukraine Lieutenant General Serhii Nayev was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine] Between 1991 and 1993, he served as the commander of a motorized infantry platoon within a unit of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.http://womenua.today/en/sergij-nayev SERHIY NAYEV
Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian Women's Congress
In 2014, Naiev played a pivotal role as the head of Sector B during the intense battles for Donetsk airport. Following his service, he assumed the role of the commander of Operational Command East from 2015 to 2017, having previously served as the chief executive officer at Operational Command South.{{Cite web |last=Ponomarenko |first=Illia |date=2018-03-16 |title=Poroshenko appoints new commander of Ukraine's military in Donbas - Mar. 16, 2018 |url=https://archive.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/poroshenko-appoints-new-commander-ukraines-military-donbas.html |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Kyiv Post}}
In March 2018, Viktor Muzhenko, the head of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, appointed Naiev as his deputy.{{Cite web |last=Krushelnycky |first=Askold |title=General Nayev: Ukraine is prepared for a Russia attack |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/10662 |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Get the Latest Ukraine News Today - KyivPost |date=18 January 2019 |language=en}} From 16 March 2018 to 6 May 2019, Naiev held the position of commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-16 |title=Порошенко призначив командувача Об'єднаних сил |url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polytics/2423258-porosenko-priznaciv-komanduvaca-obednanih-sil.html |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.ukrinform.ua |language=uk}} Subsequently, on 27 March 2020, he was reinstated in this role.[https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1272020-33081 Указ Президента України № 127/2020 від 27 березня 2020 року] He was again removed from this position on 11 February 2024.
Under his direct supervision, five strategic operations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the war against Russia were carried out: 1) The rapid deployment of troops before the invasion; 2) Ensuring the army's readiness during the invasion; 3) Maintaining control over the Black Sea; 4) Preserving the most combat-ready units; 5) Preparing for the liberation of the Kharkiv Oblast.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title=П’ять великих перемог у війні з Росією. Що розповів генерал Наєв на тлі чуток про свою відставку |url=https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/cl4p6nxr4pzo |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=BBC News Україна |language=uk}}{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=П'ять стратегічних перемог над Росією. Наєв розповів про свій внесок в оборону на тлі чуток про відставку |url=https://texty.org.ua/fragments/111154/pyat-stratehichnyh-peremoh-nad-rosiyeyu-nayev-rozpoviv-pro-svij-vnesok-v-oboronu-na-tli-chutok-pro-vidstavku/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=texty.org.ua |language=uk}} Additionally, at Nayev's initiative, mobile air defense units were established.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-24 |title=За ініціативою генерал-лейтенанта Сергія Наєва створюються мобільні вогневі групи для боротьби з повітряними цілями |url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/367880 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.golos.com.ua |language=uk}}
On 11 February 2025, Naiev received a combat order to serve as commander of the Velyka Novosilka strategic group.{{Cite web |title=Наєв отримав бойове розпорядження на Донбас – джерела |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2025/02/11/7497776/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Українська правда |language=uk}} Immediately after the interview of Ukrainska Pravda, in which he spoke about the failure of preparations for the war and Zelensky's responsibility, Volodymyr Zelenskyy immediately gave he a new appointment.
Awards
- On 28 April 2022, he was made a Hero of Ukraine by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.{{cite web|url=https://en.lb.ua/news/2022/04/29/13921_zelenskyy_awarded_214_defenders.html|title=Zelenskyy awarded 214 defenders of Ukraine, 14 of them posthumously|work=lb.ua|date=29 April 2022}}
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky (3 May 2019){{Cite web |title=Про відзначення державними нагородами України |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/184/2019 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}}
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Category:People from Mohyliv-Podilskyi
Category:Recipients of the Order of Gold Star (Ukraine)
Category:Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class
Category:Lieutenant generals of Ukraine
Category:Ukrainian military personnel of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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