Serhiy Borysovych Bessarab (Ukrainian: Сергій Борисович Бессараб, IPA: [serˈɦij bɔˈrɪsɔʋet͡ʃ besːɐˈrab]; born 13 November 1955) is a Soviet and Ukrainian lieutenant general.

[2] He served as a troop commander of the Territorial Directorate "North" (2005–2007), the First Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces (2012–2015), and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (2015–2020).

On 4 March 2020, he was appointed as the Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine in the Shmyhal Government.

According to volunteer Vitaliy Deynega, the new commander forbade Ukrainian soldiers in the ATO zone to respond to militants' artillery attacks with artillery fire.

[5] From March 4 to December 15, 2020, he was the Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine.