Anatoliy Savvatiyovych Pushnyakov (; 3 March 1954 – 17 November 2021) was a Ukrainian military officer of the rank of Lieutenant General. He served as the Deputy Commander of the Western Operational Command, commander of the Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent, at the same time the deputy commander of the multinational division "Center South" in Iraq. From 6 May 2014 to 13 January 2016, he served as

Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces The commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces () is the professional head of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. In 2001–2005 it was known as commander-in-chief (). While the chief of ground forces post had been created in early 1992, it was over two ...

Biography

He was born on 3 March 1954 in the village of

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. In 1975, he graduated from the Kharkiv Guards Higher Tank Command School, the Military Academy of Armored Forces named after R. Malinovskyi (1987), and the National Defense Academy of Ukraine (2000). He served in the positions of tank platoon commander and tank company commander of a motorized rifle regiment, chief of staff - deputy tank battalion commander. He was sent to

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

for further service. After graduating from the Military Academy of Armored Forces, he continued his service as a tank battalion commander, chief of staff — deputy commander of a tank regiment, commander of a tank regiment, chief of staff — deputy commander of a mechanized division, and division commander. After graduating from the National Defense Academy of Ukraine, he held the position of Chief of Staff - First Deputy Corps Commander of the Southern Operational Command, and since 2002 - Commander of the 32nd Army Corps. In 2004, he became the first deputy commander of the

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. From 3 July 2005 to December 2005, he served as commander of the Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent in Iraq, simultaneously as deputy commander of the multinational division "Center South". Since March 2006 to May 2007 — chief of the Main Personnel Department — deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. From 2007 to 2009 — Deputy Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for combat training — head of the combat training department. Since 2009, he has been the first deputy commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Since 6 May 2014,

. Pushnyakov resigned, and his report was approved by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Stepan Poltorak. On 13 January 2016, the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko dismissed Anatoliy Pushnyakov from the post of commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. (Decree No. 4 dated 13 January 2016). Pushnyakov died on 17 November 2021. He is buried at

Baikove Cemetery Baikove Cemetery () is a historic cemetery memorial in Holosiivskyi District of Kyiv, Ukraine. It is a National Historic Monument of Ukraine and is known as a necropolis of distinguished people. History The cemetery was established in 1833 a ...

(plot No. 33).

Awards and honors

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 1930 but its statute was only defined in decree of the Presidium of the ...

* Full Knight of the

Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky The Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky () is a Ukrainian military award named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks. The award was established on May 3, 1995 by Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma to commemorate the 50th anniversar ...

(Order of the I Degree – 2015, II Degree – 2013, III Degree – 2005) *

Medal For Military Service to Ukraine The Medal For Military Service to Ukraine () is an award of Ukraine. It was established by the Decree of the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma on October 5, 1996, to honour servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations ...

(30 September 1997) * Honors of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Named firearm," "Valor and Honor," "Badge of Honor"

Notes

Sources

Помер колишній командувач Сухопутних військ ЗСУ генерал Анатолій Пушняков
// Укрінформ, 17.11.2021

External links

Інформаційний портал міста Кодима

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pushnyakov, Anatoliy 1954 births 2021 deaths People from Podilsk Raion Burials at Baikove Cemetery Lieutenant generals of Ukraine Soviet military personnel of the Soviet–Afghan War Ukrainian military personnel of the Iraq War Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 1st class Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine alumni