Gennady Zhidko | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Native name | Геннадий Жидко |
| Birth name | Gennady Valeryevich Zhidko |
| Born | 12 September 1965 Yangiobod, Tashkent Region, Soviet Union |
| Died | 16 August 2023 (aged 57) Moscow, Russia |
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| Service | Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1988–2023 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
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| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
Gennady Valeryevich Zhidko (Russian: Геннадий Валериевич Жидко; 12 September 1965 – 16 August 2023) was a colonel general of the Russian Armed Forces. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2017 for his service as chief of staff of Russian forces deployed to Syria. Following this assignment, Zhidko commanded the Eastern Military District and headed the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces.
In late May 2022, it was reported that Zhidko had been put in charge of Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, replacing Army General Aleksandr Dvornikov.[1] In October 2022, he was replaced by Army General Sergey Surovikin as the new commander of the Russian forces in Ukraine.