Alexander Lentsov
Alexander Lentsov | |
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 Lentsov in 2015 | |
| Native name | Александр Иванович Ленцов |
| Birth name | Alexander Ivanovich Lentsov |
| Born | 20 December 1956 Kholmskaya, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia |
| Service |  Soviet Airborne Forces Russian Airborne Forces Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1978–2023 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
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Alexander Ivanovich Lentsov (Russian: Александр Иванович Ленцов; born 20 December 1956) is a retired Russian Airborne Forces colonel general that held various senior positions, including Deputy Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces from 2009 to 2013 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces from 2013 to 2020. He also had senior posts with Russian peacekeeping forces deployed abroad in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Syria, and commanded the 98th Guards Airborne Division from 1996 to 2009.
Biography
Lentsov was born on 20 December 1956 in Kholmskaya, Krasnodar Krai, in the Soviet Union. His military education includes graduating from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School in 1978, from the Frunze Military Academy in 1989, and from the General Staff Academy in 2008. After 1978 he first served in command positions at the platoon, battalion, regimental, and division levels, and fought in the Soviet-Afghan War and the Chechen Wars.[1]
General officer
He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2011 and colonel general in 2014.
Since 2020 he has served as an advisor to the Minister of Defence.[2]
On 25 April 2023, he was appointed commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh.[3] He remained in that role until 3 September 2023.[4]
Awards
References
- ^ a b c "Чем известен Александр Ленцов" [What Alexander Lentsov is known for]. Kommersant (in Russian). 26 April 2023.
- ^ kremlin.ru (22 January 2020). "Указ о назначении на должность в Вооружённых Силах". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh have a new commander". www.turan.az. 2023-04-26.
- ^ "Командующий миротворцами в Карабахе Кирилл Куликов. Досье" [Commander of peacekeepers in Karabakh Kirill Kulakov. Dossier]. Argumenty i Fakty (in Russian). 5 September 2023.
Leadership of the Russian Airborne Forces | ||
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| Commander |  | |
| Chiefs of Staff and First Deputy Commander (since 1998) | ||
| First Deputy Commander (until 1997) | ||
| Chief of Staff (until 1998) | ||
| Deputy Commander | ||
Leadership of the Russian Ground Forces | ||
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| Commander-in-Chief Chief of the Main Directorate (1998–2001) |  | |
| Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate (1998–2001) | ||
| Deputy Commander-in-Chief | ||