Hennadiy Vorobiov | |
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| Birth name | Henadii Petrovych Vorobiov |
| Born | 25 June 1961 Akhalkalaki, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 11 February 2017 (aged 55) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Ukraine |
| Service |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1978–2017 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | Commander, Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Awards | Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky (all classes) Order for Courage 3d class |
Hennadiy Petrovych Vorobiov (Ukrainian: Геннадій Петрович Воробйов; 25 June 1961 – 11 February 2017) was a Ukrainian Colonel general and Commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine from November 2009 to January 2014.[1]
According to Mark Hertling, Vorobiov played an important role in the modernization of the Ukrainian ground forces, improving their performance in the Russo-Ukrainian War and 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
- ^ "Более 2 лет на передовой и верность Майдану. Чем запомнился генерал-полковник Воробьев". ТСН.ua (in Russian). 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Hertling, Mark (2022-04-11). "I Commanded U.S. Army Europe. Here's What I Saw in the Russian and Ukrainian Armies". The Bulwark. Retrieved 2022-05-01.