Serhiy Hayduk
Serhiy Hayduk | |
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2014 Crimean crisis | |
Awards | Medal For Military Service to Ukraine Ministry of Defence Badge of Honour |
Serhiy Anatoliyovych Hayduk (
Career
Before becoming commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Hayduk held the staff position in charge of anti-submarine warfare,[2] the position of chief of search and rescue operations,[3] and was first deputy chief of staff of the navy.[4] In 2007, he prevented an environmental disaster from ensuing when the leaky Russian vessel Odisk arrived in Crimea from Sierra Leone carrying ferroalloys.[5] He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral in 2011.[6]
Hayduk was appointed acting commander on 2 March 2014, and commander on 7 March 2014 following the defection of
On 19 March 2014, pro-Russian forces took over the Ukrainian Navy's headquarters at Sevastopol and imprisoned its newly appointed commander-in-chief, Hayduk.[9] Hayduk, along with seven other hostages, was held by the pro-Russian so-called "Crimean Security Service" and most of these hostages were tortured while in captivity according to Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group.[10] The hostages were released by order of the Russian Defense Minister on 20 March 2014.[11]
On 23 August 2014, Hayduk was promoted to vice admiral.[12]
Hayduk was dismissed as commander of the Ukrainian navy by President
See also
- 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine
- Hajduk
- List of kidnappings
References
- ^ Ukrayinska Pravda(15 April 2016)
- ^ "Офицер штаба украинского флота будет участвовать в учениях минно-тральных сил ВМС Франции 7-14 октября". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "kobz.ru". Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "В Севастополе Россия и Украина вместе отмечают День российского моряка-подводника". Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Севастопольских моряков наградили за предотвращение экологической катастрофы". Новости Крыма. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Про присвоєння військових звань - від 05.12.2011 № 1100/2011". Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Ukraine army on alert after Russia approves troops". BBC News Online. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Traitor of Ukrainian Navy has proposed Navy officers to join the Russian military. Ukrainska pravda, 3 March 2014
- ^ Crimea crisis: Pro-Russians seize Sevastopol Ukraine naval base. BBC news, 19 March 2014
- ^ "Crimean hostages put in an electric chair, beaten, shot at". khpg.org.ua. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ Jade Walker (20 March 2014). "Ukrainian Navy Commander Released: Serhiy Haiduk, Other Hostages Freed By Crimean Authorities". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Указ Президента України № 679/2014". Офiцiйне представництво Президента України. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- UNIAN (3 July 2016). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
"Poroshenko appoints Ihor Voronchenko as new acting head of Ukrainian Navy". Interfax-Ukraine
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