Sergey Vladimirovich Goryachev (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Горячев; 22 October 1970 – 12 June 2023) was a Russian military officer. He served as commander of the Russian 201st Military Base in Tajikistan and as chief of staff of the 35th Combined Arms Army in Belogorsk.[2][3] In 2022, he was reassigned from Tajikistan to serve in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was later killed during the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Sergey Vladimirovich Goryachev | |
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 Sergey Goryachev in 2021 | |
| Native name | Сергей Владимирович Горячев |
| Born | 22 October 1970 Ozherelye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (present-day Russia) |
| Died | 12 June 2023 (aged 52) Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Russian Federation |
| Service |  Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1994–2023[1] |
| Rank | Major general |
| Engagements | |
Biography
editSergei Goryachev was born on 22 October 1970,[4] in the city of Ozherelye in Moscow Oblast in the Soviet Union.[3] In 1994, he graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School and graduated from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2008.[3]
Originally the commander of a reconnaissance platoon, Goryachev subsequently served as an assistant chief of reconnaissance of a regiment and later served as deputy commander of a reconnaissance company, a reconnaissance company commander and a parachute battalion commander.[4] From 2011 to 2013, he was deputy commander of a separate motorized rifle brigade of the combined arms army of the Western Military District, one of Russia's operational commands.[4] In March 2013, he was appointed head of the Operational Group of Russian Forces in Transnistria.[5] Since 14 November 2018[6] (met personnel on 21 November 2018), he was made commander of the Russian 201st Military Base in Tajikistan, awarding the tankers of the 201st Russian military base with departmental medals.[7]
In 2022, Goryachev was replaced as the 201st Base by Colonel Evgeny Kovylin[8] and served in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Over the course of the invasion and subsequent war, Goryachev was the commander of the 5th Separate Tank Brigade, and was promoted to Army Chief of Staff.[2] A posting on the Telegram messaging service reported that Goryachev and several other senior officers had been killed on 12 June 2023 in an attack, reportedly by a Storm Shadow missile launched by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on positions of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[2][9] On 16 June 2023, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence assessed that reporting on Goryachev's death was almost certainly accurate and that it is possible that he was acting as an Army commander at the time of his death.[10]
Awards
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ В Украине ликвидировали начальника штаба 35-й общевойсковой армии РФ
- ^ a b c "На войне в Украине погиб еще один российский генерал" [Another Russian general killed in war in Ukraine]. The Moscow Times (in Russian). Amsterdam. 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Горячев Сергей Владимирович
- ^ a b c d В Таджикистане сменился командир российской военной базы
- ^ Назначен начальник оперативной группы российских войск в ПМР
- ^ Новый командир российской военной базы в Таджикистане представлен личному составу
- ^ Командир российской военной базы в Таджикистане наградил танкистов ведомственными медалями
- ^ Уральксие военные вести
- ^ Quinn, Allison (13 June 2023). "Russians Mourn 'Best' General as Ukraine Counteroffensive Gains Ground". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "UK intelligence reports on first Russian general killed in Ukraine since beginning of year". Yahoo! News. Ukrainska Pravda. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.