Oleksandr Ivanovych Zatynaiko ( uk, Олександр Іванович Затинайко; born 30 January 1949, Otdradne, Hrebinka Raion,

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

) is a member of the

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military, Colonel General who served as the Chief of General Staff and Commander of the

Ukrainian Ground Forces The Ukrainian Ground Forces ( uk, Сухопу́тні військá Збрóйних сил Украї́ни), also known as the Ukrainian Army, are the Army, land forces of Ukraine and one of the five Military branch, branches of the Armed For ...

. Zatynaiko started his military career in the

Group of Soviet Forces in Germany The Western Group of Forces (WGF),. previously known as the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany (GSOFG). and the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSFG),. were the troops of the Soviet Army in East Germany. The Group of Soviet Occupati ...

in 1970 after graduating the Kyiv Higher Combined Arms College.Oleksandr Zatynaiko
Logos Publishing. After graduating from the

M. V. Frunze Military Academy The M. V. Frunze Military Academy (russian: Военная академия имени М. В. Фрунзе), or in full the Military Order of Lenin and the October Revolution, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Academy in the name of M. V. Frunze (rus ...

in 1973, he served in military units of

Kyiv Military District The Kiev Military District (; , abbreviated ) was a military district of the Imperial Russian Army and subsequently of the Red Army and Soviet Armed Forces. It was first formed in 1862, and was headquartered in Kiev (Kyiv) for most of its exi ...

where he held command of a battalion and later a regiment. In 1985–1987 Zatynaiko was a commander of the Soviet separate brigade in

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. In 1987–1991 in

Siberian Military District The Siberian Military District was a Military district of the Russian Ground Forces. The district was originally formed as a military district of the Russian Empire in 1864. In 1924 it was reformed in the Red Army. After the end of World War II the ...

he commanded a division and was awarded the military order " For service to the Homeland". In 1993 Zatynaiko graduated from the

Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia The Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (russian: Военная академия Генерального штаба Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации) is the s ...

. The same year he was placed in command of the 13th Army Corps in Ukraine (former Soviet 13th Army). In 1996–1998 Zatynaiko was a

chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States) * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Afg ...

of the

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. In 1997 under his command there was developed the "Ukrainian Armed Forces build up program until 2010" ( uk, Програма будівництва Збройних Сил України до 2010 року). In 1998 the President of Ukraine

Leonid Kuchma Leonid Danylovych Kuchma ( uk, Леоні́д Дани́лович Ку́чма; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. Kuchma's presidency saw numerous corrup ...

placed Zatynaiko in charge of the

Southern Operational Command The Operational Command South (OC South) is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in the southern part of Ukraine, which was formed in January 1998 as the Southern Operation Command on the basis of the Odesa Military District and headquarte ...

which was perceived as a demotion.Serhiy Zghurets.
Presidential castling of generals
'. Den (newspaper). 2 October 1998 However Minister of Defence of Ukraine

Oleksandr Kuzmuk Oleksandr Ivanovych Kuzmuk ( uk, Олекса́ндр Іва́нович Кузьму́к; born 17 April 1954) is a Ukrainian politician and military commander, who is member of the Party of Regions and was Minister of Defence of Ukraine on tw ...

explained that it is in no way related to miscalculations in development of the Army as Southern Operational Command is the most important in a sphere of responsibility. In 2001–2002 Zatynaiko was a commander of the

. In 2002 he returned in charge of General Staff and developed program of further development of Armed Forces "Defence policy. The White Book" ( uk, Оборонна політика. Біла книга) with a deep analysis of armament and technology status of the Ukrainian military.

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