Sergey Kisel
Sergey Kisel | |
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Kisel in 2020 | |
| Native name | Сергей Александрович Кисель |
| Born | 27 March 1971 |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1990–present |
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Sergey Aleksandrovich Kisel (Russian: Сергей Александрович Кисель, born 27 March 1971) is a Russian Ground Forces officer who commanded the Russian Armed Forces Operational Group in Syria from 2023 to 2024.
Previously, he was the commander of the 1st Guards Tank Army from 2018 to 2022, and was relieved of command after the failure to capture Kharkov at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kisel was sent to Syria in May 2022, and was appointed commander of the Russian Operational Group in Syria in November 2023, replacing Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov.