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 Popka 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]
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 Popka 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]