In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valeryevich and the family name is Zhidko.
Gennady Zhidko
Official portrait, 2021
Native name
Геннадий Валериевич Жидко
Birth name
Gennady Valeryevich Zhidko
Born
(1965-09-12)12 September 1965 Yangiobod, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Died
16 August 2023(2023-08-16) (aged 57) Moscow, Russia
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Russia
Service/branch
Russian Ground Forces
Years of service
1988–2023
Rank
Colonel general
Commands held
Eastern Military District
Deputy Minister of Defence
Battles/wars
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
Russian invasion of Ukraine
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.
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Gennady Valeryevich Zhidko (Russian: Геннадий Валериевич Жидко; 12 September 1965 – 16 August 2023) was a colonel general of the Russian Armed Forces....
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