Mykhailo Kutsyn
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Mykhailo Kutsyn
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| Native name |
Михайло Миколайовича Куцин
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| Birth name | Mykhailo Mykolayovych Kutsyn |
| Born | 15 August 1957 Svoboda, Berehove Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (1978–1992) Ukraine (1992–present) |
| Service/ |
 Soviet Army Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands held | Western Operational Command (2004–2010) Armed Forces of Ukraine (2014) |
Mykhailo Mykolayovych Kutsyn (born 15 August 1957) is a former Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[1][2][3][4] He was appointed Chief of the General Staff by acting president Oleksandr Turchynov on 28 February 2014.[1][5] Kutsyn was dismissed of this post by president Petro Poroshenko on 3 July 2014.[4] Poroshenko thanked Kutsyn and stated he became shell-shocked on 2 July 2014 while combating the 2014 insurgency in Donbass; had a concussion and was staying at a hospital.[6]
A graduate of tank school, Kutsyn served with the Soviet Army in Kharkiv, Belarus and Germany. He enlisted in the Ukrainian Ground Forces after the nation gained independence in 1991, and was head of the Western Operational Command for six years, before being appointed Deputy Minister of Defence in March 2010.
Awards and decorations
| 60px | Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 2nd class (2008)[7] |
| 60px | Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3rd class (2005)[8] |
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Medal For Military Service to Ukraine (1997)[9] |
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Medal for Battle Merit (Soviet award) |
References
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ukraine's new defence minister promises Crimea victory, BBC News (3 July 2014)
President appoints Muzhenko as commander-in-chief of Armed Forces, Ukrinform (3 July 2014) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Poroshenko: Former Ukrainian General Staff chief shell-shocked in southeastern combat zone, Interfax-Ukraine (3 July 2014)
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External links
- Profile at the Official Website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (Ukrainian)
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| Preceded by | Commander of the 24th Motor Rifle Division 1996 - 1999 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of the 13th Army Corps 2001 - 2004 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of the Western Operation Command 2004 - 2010 |
Succeeded by Yuriy Dumansky |
| Preceded by | Chief of the General Staff 2014 |
Succeeded by Viktor Muzhenko |
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