Andrei Sychevoi (born May 16, 1969) is a Russian military officer and

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of the

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. Commander of the

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in February 2022. On 20 July 2022 during the

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, Sergei Shoigu, the Minister of Defence of Russia, appointed Sychevoi commander of Russian forces of the Western Military District, replacing Colonel General

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, who was removed after the initial phases of the war. Sychevoi was reportedly dismissed from the post by 4 September 2022. In early September 2022, ''

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'' speculated that Sychevoi had been captured by Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv. However, the individual captured was an unrelated minor Russian officer that had a similar appearance to Sychevoi. Sychevoi is infamous for refusing any and all media comment, however, Russian

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reported that he was in charge of the defense of the Donetsk Oblast during the

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and was sacked of his command on October 1, 2023, for poor performance. Namely losing the villages of Klishchiivka and Andriivka and launching an unsupported and unprepared counterattack on the two villages which also failed.

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to

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. On similar grounds, he has been under

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sanctions since March 4, 2022. Since May 6, 2022, he has been under

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sanctions for "complicity in President Putin's choice to invade a peaceful and sovereign country".

References

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