Servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces who took part in combat actions in Ukraine

the chief of the Air Defence of the 1^st AC (Donetsk, Ukraine) of the Center of the Territorial Forces of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces

Since March 2015, has taken direct part in criminal activity in the territory of Ukraine.

Position and place of service before he was seconded to participate in the armed aggression of Russia against Ukraine: chief of the air defence of the 34^th separate mountain motorized rifle brigade (village of Storozhevaia, Zelenchukskii rayon, the Karachayevo-Cherkessian Republic) of the 49^th Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces.

Year and place of birth: 1968, Ussuriisk krai.

Education: Poltava Higher Air Defence Missile Command School (1991);

Academic Course (2014).

Military service at the commanding positions:

1991 – 2014 – air defence platoon leader, senior officer of the air defence battery, commander of the air defence battery, commander of the air defence battalion of the 56^th separate air assault brigade (Kamyshyn, Volhohrad oblast) of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Armed Forces. In 2015-2016 battalion and company tactical groups from the 56^th separate air assault brigade of the Russian Airborne Forces participated in hostilities in the territory of Ukraine;

2014 – 2015 – chief of the air defence of the 34^th separate mountain motorized rifle brigade (village of Storozhevaia, Zelenchukskii rayon, the Karachayevo-Cherkessian Republic) of the 49^th Army of the Southern Military District of the russain Armed Forces. In 2014 the units of the 34^th separate motorized rifle brigade (mountain) of the 49^th Army of the Russian Southern Military District located in the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea.

Combat experience: the participant of the 1^st Chechen war, ethnic conflicts in Central Asia.

Additional information: was promoted to the rank of “Lieutenant Colonel” for the participation in combat actions in the territory of Ukraine.