Olekesandr Voldymyrovych Nesterenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Нестеренко), is a Ukrainian military officer, who had served as the commander of Operation Command East from 2019 to 2021.
Oleksandr Nesterenko | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Олександр Володимирович Нестеренко |
| Birth name | Olekesandr Voldymyrovych Nesterenko |
| Born | Sumy, Ukraine, Soviet Union[1] |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Service |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Operation Command East (2019-2021) |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Awards | Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky (III degree)[2] Орден Архистратига Михаїла (II degree) |
He had been the deputy commander of the Operational Command North from 2017 to 2019.
He is a major general as of 2019.[3]
Biography
editOleksandr Nesterenko was born in Sumy.[1][4]
Until October 2007, he held the positions of deputy commander and commander of the 169th tank regiment "Desna", and in that time, Nesterenko was the Chief of Staff of the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade.[5]
On October 12, 2007, as part of the peacekeeping unit of the ninth rotation of the Ukrainian contingent of the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo was formed on the basis of the 2nd mechanized battalion of the 30th mechanized brigade, Nesterenko was appointed the commander of the national component of the new rotation "UkrPolbat".[5] Nesterenko performed his duties in this position until the end of the 9th rotation on April 16, 2008.[6]
In November 2009, Nesterenko received the rank of colonel, at the time of promotion he was the commander of the 30th separate mechanized brigade.[7]
In August 2014, Nesterenko was appointed first deputy commander of the 8th AK.[8] Subsequently, as the 8th AK was disbanded in 2017 Nesterenko was appointed the deputy commander for territorial defense of the Operational Command North.[9]
On 18 July 2019, Nesterenko was appointed commander of the Operational Command East.[10][verification needed]
On 5 December 2019, he was promoted to major general.[11]
He is replaced by his successor, Oleh Mikats 9 August 2021.[12]
As of October 2022, Nesterenko became the Deputy Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Уродженцю Сумщини, першому командувачу оперативно-тактичного угрупування "Суми" генерал-майору Олександру НЕСТЕРЕНКУ вручено звання Почесного громадянина Сумського району". sumyrayrada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №669/2013". Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №890/2019". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- ^ "Командувач оперативно-тактичного угруповання "Суми" генерал-майор Олександр Нестеренко: "Захищати рідну Сумщину — особлива відповідальність і довіра"". Урядовий Кур’єр. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ a b "Відбулася ротація українців у Косово". ТСН.ua (in Ukrainian). 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "В Косово прибыли еще 80 украинских миротворцев". korrespondent.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "На Житомирщині відбулось розширене засідання військової ради 8-го армійського корпусу. ФОТО » Рупор - Новости Житомира | Новини Житомира". ruporzt.com.ua. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Osp-ua.info - osp ua Resources and Information". novograd.osp-ua.info. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "ВИПУСКНИКИ ФАКУЛЬТЕТУ ВІЙСЬКОВОЇ ПІДГОТОВКИ ВІЙСЬКОВОГО ІНСТИТУТУ ПРИСЯГНУЛИ НА ВІРНІСТЬ НАРОДУ УКРАЇНИ" [GRADUATES OF THE FACULTY OF MILITARY TRAINING OF THE MILITARY INSTITUTE SWORE ALLEGIANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE]. mil.univ.kiev.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Цензор.НЕТ. "Новым командующим войсками оперативного командования "Восток" вместо генерала Красноока стал полковник Нестеренко" [Colonel Nesterenko became the new commander of the troops of the operational command "Vostok" instead of General Krasnook]. Цензор.НЕТ (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №890/2019". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- ^ "Зеленський провів кадрові призначення в ЗСУ: змінив командувачів Повітряних сил та Десантно-штурмових військ". espreso.tv (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Сухопутні Війська | Міністерство оборони України". 2022-09-24. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ https://www.mil.gov.ua/ministry/sklad-zbrojnix-sil-ukraini/suhoputni-vijska/
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