Yuriy Ilyin

Yuriy Ilyin
Ilyin in 2013
Native name	Юрій Іванович Ільїн
Birth name	Yuriy Ivanovych Ilyin
Born	(1962-08-21) 21 August 1962 (age 62) Rahachow, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Ukraine Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Navy Ukrainian Navy
Years of service	1983–2014
Rank	Admiral
Commands	1991-1993 Department of Coast Guard - Black Sea Fleet 1998-2003 1st Detached Marine Brigade 2003-2005 Deputy Chief/Chief of Defence Planning Department 2005-2008 Senior Military Representative to USA 2008-2012 Deputy Chief of Staff/Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander Ukrainian Navy 2012-2014 Ukrainian Navy Commander 2014-2014 Chief of the General Staff
Spouse(s)	Married, one daughter.

Yuriy Ivanovych Ilyin (Ukrainian: Юрій Іванович Ільїн; Belarusian: Юры Іванавіч Ільін, romanized: Jury Ivanavič Iljin ; Russian: Юрий Иванович Ильин, romanized: Juri Ivanovič Iljin; 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 Oleksandr Turchynov on 28 February 2014.