Summary
Serhiy Anatoliyovych Hayduk (Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Гайдук; born 25 July 1963) is a Ukrainian Vice Admiral and a former commander of the Ukrainian Navy.[1]
Serhiy Hayduk | |
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 Hayduk on 6 March 2014 | |
| Native name | Сергій Анатолійович Гайдук |
| Born | 25 July 1963 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Service/ |  Ukrainian Navy |
| Years of service | 1992–present |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | Commander of the Ukrainian Navy |
| Battles/wars | 2014 Crimean crisis |
| Awards |  Medal For Military Service to Ukraine Ministry of Defence Badge of Honour |
Career edit
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 Denis Berezovsky during the Crimean crisis.[7] Berezovsky had been dismissed for "high treason" after serving only a single day as commander.[7] On 3 March 2014, Berezovsky, together with several Russian cossacks, had visited high-ranking officers of the Ukrainian Navy and asked them to change allegiance and side with the Russian armed forces in Crimea. After a speech by Hayduk, all the officers rejected the proposal and started to sing the Ukrainian national anthem.[8]
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 Poroshenko on 15 April 2016.[1] He was succeeded by Ihor Voronchenko.[13]
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References edit
- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Poroshenko dismissed the commander of the navy, 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.
- ^ Poroshenko appoints Commander of Naval Forces of Ukraine, UNIAN (3 July 2016)
"Poroshenko appoints Ihor Voronchenko as new acting head of Ukrainian Navy". Interfax-Ukraine. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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