Yuriy Ilyin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yuriy Ilyin

Chief of the General Staff - Ukraine Armed Forces

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1962

Place of Birth: Rahachow, Belarus

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Russia, Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Yuriy Ivanovych Ilyin (born 21 August 1962) is a Ukrainian Admiral and former Commander of the Ukrainian Navy.
He was elevated to the position of Chief of the General Staff by President Viktor Yanukovych on 19 February 2014 after the existing chief, Colonel General Volodymyr Zamana, was dismissed by the President during the February 2014 Euromaidan riots. After an admission to hospital following a heart attack on 27 February 2014, Ilyin was dismissed from the post of Chief of the General Staff by interim President Alexander Turchynov on 28 February 2014.