Ihor Tenyukh

Ihor Tenyukh
Ігор Тенюх
Tenyukh in 2007
Minister of Defence
In office
27 February 2014 – 25 March 2014
Preceded byPavlo Lebedyev
Succeeded byMykhailo Koval
Personal details
Born (1958-05-23) 23 May 1958 (age 66)
Stryi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Political partyAll-Ukrainian Union Svoboda
Military service
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union (1979–1991)
Ukraine Ukraine (1991–2010)
Branch/serviceSoviet Navy
Ukrainian Navy
Years of service1979–2010
RankAdmiral
UnitSubmarine Warfare

Ihor Yosypovych Tenyukh (Ukrainian: Ігор Йосипович Тенюх; born 23 May 1958) is a former Ukrainian admiral and Svoboda party member.[1] He was the commander of the Ukrainian Navy from 2006 until 2010 when dismissed by Viktor Yanukovych. Tenyukh fully supported the 2013–2014 uprising, and was appointed Minister of Defense of Ukraine in February 2014. After and because of accusations of indecision in the face of the Russian invasion of Crimea, he resigned on 25 March 2014.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ Gumuchian, Marie-Louise; Victoria Butenko (25 March 2014). "Ukraine's Parliament ousts defense minister; military upgrade wanted". CNN.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. ^ Roland Oliphant, Oliphant (25 March 2014). "Ukraine's defence chief resigns as troops leave Crimea". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. ^ Pemble, Adam; Peter Leonard (25 March 2014). "Ukraine's defense chief resigns as busloads of troops withdraw from Russian-controlled Crimea". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. Retrieved 26 March 2014.