Yurii Sodol

Yurii Sodol
Ю́рій Іва́нович Со́доль
Sodol in 2015
Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
In office
February 11, 2024 – June 24, 2024
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Preceded bySerhii Naiev
Succeeded byAndrii Hnatov[1]
Commanding General of the Ukrainian Marine Corps
In office
March 6, 2018 – February 11, 2024
Preceded bySerhii Tartakovskyi[2]
Succeeded byDmytro Delyatytskyi
Personal details
Born
Yurii Ivanovych Sodol

(1970-12-26) 26 December 1970 (age 53)
Chuhuiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
EducationSumy Higher Artillery Command School
National Defense University of Ukraine
AwardsHero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine
Military service
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch/service Ukrainian Marine Corps
Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
Years of service2003−
Rank Lieutenant general
CommandsUkrainian Marine Corps
25th Airborne Brigade
Battles/wars

Yurii Sodol (Ukrainian: Юрій Іванович Содоль; born 26 December 1970) is a Ukrainian lieutenant general and was the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from February to June 2024.[3][4] Before that, he commanded the Ukrainian Marine Corps from 2018 to 2024.[5]

  1. ^ Kateryna Hodunova (24 June 2024). "Zelensky dismisses Lieutenant General accused by soldiers of heavy losses". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "В України сформують Корпус морської піхоти" [Marine Corps will be formed in Ukraine]. mil.in.ua (in Ukrainian). 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Zelensky's A-team: Who is who among Ukraine's new army commanders". www.france24.com. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ Sauer, Pjotr (24 June 2024). "Zelenskiy replaces commander leading war on Russia in eastern Ukraine". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference mil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).