At the age of 57, former Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia passed away due to "long-term illness" Gennady Zhyteko | Russia | at the age of
According to Russian media reports on the 16th, Gennady Zhyteko, former Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander of the Eastern Military Region of Russia, passed away in Moscow at the age of 57 due to "long-term illness". He is widely recognized as one of Russia's "best military leaders".
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Gennadi Zhyteko was born on September 12, 1965 in Yangyabad, Uzbekistan. In 1987, graduated from Tashkent Advanced Tank Command School. Subsequently, he was assigned to serve in the Motorized Rifle Division of the 27th Guards of the Volga River Coastal Ural Military Region and promoted to division commander. In 2001, he was appointed as the commander of Tajikistan's 92nd Motorized Rifle Regiment. From 2007 to 2009, he was responsible for commanding the most powerful 20th Motorized Rifle Guard of the North Caucasus Military Region. In 2009, he served as the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the 20th and 6th Armies of the Western Military Region.
In 2016, Rideko served as the Chief of General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria and received high praise from the military leadership for commanding several successful operations. In 2017, he was awarded the title of "Russian Hero". In 2018, he was appointed as the commander of the Eastern Military Region of Russia. Starting from 2021, he will serve as the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia, responsible for military and political affairs. In 2022, he was once again appointed as the commander of the Eastern Military Region of Russia.
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Shortly after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in March 2022, as "one of the 11 main military leaders of the Russian armed forces", Dko was included in the sanctions list of the United States, and was sanctioned by the United Kingdom and the European Union.
According to reports, Rideko took over from Dvornikov in May 2022 and became the commander of the Russian troops in Ukraine. However, in October 2022, he was relieved of his position as commander of the Russian Southern Army Group and replaced by the "Doomsday General" Sergei Surovkin. According to reports, Rideko's dismissal was due to the failure of Russian military operations in the Kharkiv region.
▲ Dko commended the Russian soldiers who made achievements in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
In the following months, Nideco seemed to disappear completely. Until this Wednesday, Mikhail Degtyalev, the administrative chief of the Khabarovsk Krai region who had a close relationship with him, confirmed his death. He posted on the Telegraph channel on Wednesday stating that Rideko passed away in Moscow due to "long-term illness", but did not provide a detailed explanation of his cause of death.
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"I am fortunate to know this person, who is very concerned about the needs of ordinary soldiers and works very hard in service. Only such a person can be called a commander," wrote Degtyalev.
Russian media quoted sources from its core circle as saying that after learning that he was suffering from an incurable illness, Nikko voluntarily resigned from his position as Deputy Minister of Defense and returned to the Eastern Military Region to walk on the Ukrainian front line. "He wants to contribute to victory.". According to this insider, Russian President Putin has had two phone calls with Djokov to inquire about his health status and thank him for serving the country.