former commander of the 12th Reserve Command (Center of the Territorial Forces nowadays) of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces

He took active part in the criminal activity on the territory of Ukraine in 2014-2015.

Position and place of service before he was seconded to participate in the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine: commander of the 58^th Army (Vladykavkaz) of the Southern Military District (Rostov-on-Don) of the Russian Armed Forces.

Date and place of birth: 16.10.1967, Moscow, Russian Federation.

Education:

Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School (1988);

Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (1997);

Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2010).

Military service at the commanding positions:

2010 – 2012 – chief of staff – first deputy commander of the 58^th Army (Vladykavkaz) of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces;

2012 – 2014 – commander of the 58^th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces;

since autumn 2014 till end of spring, 2015 – commander of the 12^th Reserve Command (at that time – Center of the Territorial Forces, Novocherkassk, Russia) of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces;

since 2015 – commander of the 58^th Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces.

Combat experience: participant of the 1^st and 2^nd Chechen wars and Counter-terrorism operation in Dagestan.

Additional information:

for participation in warfare in the territory of Ukraine, received the rank of "Lieutenant General" (Decree of the Russian President No.764 from 13.12.2014); in March, 2016 – awarded with the Order "For courage" (received the award from the Minister of Defense of Russia Shoyhu S.).