Sergei Hayduk - is the vice-admiral of the Ukrainian Navy. He always remains faithful to his country, even in situations where the orders of the high command may be contrary to the interests of the state. This is clearly seen in the example of his reaction during and after the events in Crimea in 2014.
Biography of Sergei Gaiduk
The future military was born in 1963, on July 23, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, in the city of Volnogorsk. He graduated from the P. S. Nakhimov ChVVMU in 1985 with a degree in State Military Administration in the Field of Defense. After graduation, he went to the Northern Fleet, where he served in various officer posts.
In the early 90s of the twentieth century, Sergei Gaiduk switched to the Ukrainian fleet in Sevastopol. Here he was the chief of the anti-submarine warfare service, the head of the center for search and emergency rescue operations, the first deputy chief of staff of the Navy.
The military has repeatedly led operations to search for and disarm mines from both world wars in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
Rescue operations
Under the leadership of Sergei Gaiduk, several operations were successfully implemented to prevent possible environmental disasters caused by dangerous goods on board ships. In 2004, the South tanker with a displacement of 10,000 tons was stranded. In 2006, the same operation was carried out with the dry cargo ship Alushta (3,500 tons).
In January 2007, he led the operation to remove the Odisk ship, owned by Russia but staying under the ensign of Sierra Leone in the port of Yalta, from the waters of the Crimea. It contained a dangerous cargo that could cause a terrible environmental disaster. For this he was awarded the Certificate of Honor by the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Activities in the Crimea during the coup
Events associated with the transition of Crimea under the control of Russia, developed quite rapidly. Many naval commanders swore allegiance to the Russian Federation, thus betraying their country. But not Sergey Gayduk. He remained faithful to his homeland until the last.
When the naval forces were left without leadership, it was he who was appointed acting commander of the Navy. It happened on March 2, 2014. And after 5 days by the decision of the interim government of the country, he took this position on an ongoing basis.
On suspicion of the FSB of Russia, he was detained on March 19. He was charged with the fact that the commander passed the order to the military units, which he received from Kiev, on permission to use weapons against civilians.
But on the same day, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation S. Shoigu intervened in the situation, who advised him to release Haiduk, since there was no fault of him in that he carried out the orders of the commander-in-chief of his country. On the morning of March 20, the Vice Admiral was released near the checkpoint near the village of Chongar.
Our days
President P. Poroshenko 04/15/2016 by his decree relieved the Vice Admiral from the post of commander of the Navy. And in October of the following year he was sacked. Since February 2018, he has been leading the Association of Veterans of the Ukrainian Navy. Over the years of service, he was repeatedly awarded distinctions for achievements during the performance of his duty.
Now you know who Sergey Gayduk is, Ukraine and the Homeland for which are not empty words.