Serhiy Shaptala
Serhiy Oleksandrovych Shaptala (; born 5 February 1973) is the Ukrainian Chief of the General Staff (since 28 July 2021), holding the rank of Lieutenant general. In 2015, he was awarded Hero of Ukraine by President Petro Poroshenko for his command of the 128th Brigade during the Battle of Debaltseve. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shaptala said Ukrainian air defences shot down a Russian Il-76, and shared video footage of a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 striking Russian targets. Awards 

 Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3d class (February 26, 2015)
 Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star (February 18, 2015)

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1973 births
Living people
People from Cherkasy Oblast
Chiefs of the General Staff (Ukraine)
Recipients of the Order of Gold Star (Ukraine)
Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class
Lieutenant generals of Ukraine
Ukrainian military personnel of the Russian invasion of Ukraine