Position and place of service before he was seconded to participate in the armed aggression against Ukraine: served at the commanding positions in the Russian Airborne Troops, as the commander of the 51st parachute regiment (Tula, Russia) and the chief of the 242nd training center for the preparation of young specialists (Omsk, Russia).
In Ukraine uses the undercover name: KREMEN Ihor Hryhorovych
Education: Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School (1991).