Andrei Sychevoi

Andrei Sychevoi
Андрей Сычевой
Andrei Sychevoi; Андрей Сычевой
	Andrei Sychevoi in 2020
Born	May 16, 1969(age 55); Troitskaya,Krymsky District,Krasnodar Krai,Russian SFSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union; 1986–1991; Russia; 1991–present
Service/branch	Soviet Army; Russian Ground Forces
Years of service	1986–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division; 8th Guards Combined Arms Army; Western Military District;
Battles/wars	Syrian Civil War; Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine; ;
Awards	Order for Military Merit; Order of Courage(2);

Andrei Ivanovich Sychevoi(‹See Tfd›Russian:Андрей Иванович Сычевой;born 16 May 1969) is a Russian military officer andLieutenant Generalof theRussian Armed Forces.

Commander of the8th Guards Combined Arms Armyin February 2022.^[1]

On 20 July 2022 during the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,Sergei Shoigu,theMinister of Defence of Russia,appointed Sychevoi commander of Russian forces of theWestern Military District,^[2]replacing Colonel GeneralAlexander Zhuravlyov,who was removed after the initial phases of the war.^[3]Sychevoi was reportedly dismissed from the post by 4 September 2022.^[4]

In early September 2022,Newsweekspeculated that Sychevoi had been captured by Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv.^[5]However, the individual captured was an unrelated minor Russian officer that had a similar appearance to Sychevoi.

Sychevoi is infamous for refusing any and all media comment, however, Russianmilbloggersreported that he was in charge of the defense of the Donetsk Oblast during the2023 Ukrainian counteroffensiveand was sacked of his command on October 1, 2023, for poor performance. Namely losing the villages ofKlishchiivkaandAndriivkaand launching an unsupported and unprepared counterattack on the two villages which also failed.^[6]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by theUKgovernment in 2022 in relation toRusso-Ukrainian War.^[7]

On similar grounds, he has been underSwisssanctions since March 4, 2022.^[8]

Since May 6, 2022, he has been underCanadiansanctions for "complicity in President Putin's choice to invade a peaceful and sovereign country".^[9]

References

^"ALONG THE SANCTIONED PERSONS".Retrieved18 October2023.
^"Генералы украинской операции. Минобороны определилось с командующими группировок".fontanka.ru - новости Санкт-Петербурга.July 20, 2022.Archivedfrom the original on September 13, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 11,2022.
^"Ukraine-Niederlagen trotz brutalem Vorgehen – Putin schasst wohl nächsten Top-General".Archivedfrom the original on 20 July 2022.Retrieved20 July2022.
^Mironenko, Dmitry (5 September 2022)."Цимбалюк назвал топ-генералов российской армии, которые полетели со своих должностей из-за Украины".Dialog.ua(in Russian).Retrieved9 September2022.[Yesterday, September 4, Ukrainian journalist Roman Tsymbalyuk published a post on his Telegram channel page about Russian generals who were dismissed from service. We are talking about the top generals whom Putin trusted and strongly believed in, starting his "special operation" against Ukraine in February 2022. Against this background, General Andrey Sychevoi stands out, who at one time went through the war in Syria, but during the war in Ukraine he did not cope with the task and was dismissed from the post of commander of the Western Military District. He is 53 years old.]
^Cole, Brendan (2022-09-09)."Top Russian Commander of Invading Army Captured by Ukraine—Report".Newsweek.Retrieved2022-10-04.
^Mappes, Grace; Harward, Christina; Evans, Angelica; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Kagan, Frederick W."Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 2, 2023".Institute for the Study of War.Retrieved3 October2023.
^"CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK"(PDF).Retrieved16 April2023.
^SECO, Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft."Massnahmen im Zusammenhang mit der Situation in der Ukraine".www.seco.admin.ch(in German).Retrieved2023-06-29.
^Government of Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2022-05-25)."Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 156, Number 11: Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations".gazette.gc.ca.Retrieved2023-06-29.

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[1] "ALONG THE SANCTIONED PERSONS".Retrieved18 October2023.

[2] "Генералы украинской операции. Минобороны определилось с командующими группировок".fontanka.ru - новости Санкт-Петербурга.July 20, 2022.Archivedfrom the original on September 13, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 11,2022.

[3] "Ukraine-Niederlagen trotz brutalem Vorgehen – Putin schasst wohl nächsten Top-General".Archivedfrom the original on 20 July 2022.Retrieved20 July2022.

[4] Mironenko, Dmitry (5 September 2022)."Цимбалюк назвал топ-генералов российской армии, которые полетели со своих должностей из-за Украины".Dialog.ua(in Russian).Retrieved9 September2022.[Yesterday, September 4, Ukrainian journalist Roman Tsymbalyuk published a post on his Telegram channel page about Russian generals who were dismissed from service. We are talking about the top generals whom Putin trusted and strongly believed in, starting his "special operation" against Ukraine in February 2022. Against this background, General Andrey Sychevoi stands out, who at one time went through the war in Syria, but during the war in Ukraine he did not cope with the task and was dismissed from the post of commander of the Western Military District. He is 53 years old.]

[5] Cole, Brendan (2022-09-09)."Top Russian Commander of Invading Army Captured by Ukraine—Report".Newsweek.Retrieved2022-10-04.

[ISW_October_2-6] Mappes, Grace; Harward, Christina; Evans, Angelica; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Kagan, Frederick W."Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 2, 2023".Institute for the Study of War.Retrieved3 October2023.

[7] "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK"(PDF).Retrieved16 April2023.

[8] SECO, Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft."Massnahmen im Zusammenhang mit der Situation in der Ukraine".www.seco.admin.ch(in German).Retrieved2023-06-29.

[9] Government of Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2022-05-25)."Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 156, Number 11: Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations".gazette.gc.ca.Retrieved2023-06-29.

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