Kosenkov, Oleg Ivanovich

Born on April 21, 1959 in the village of Temrovichi ( Chausky district , Mogilev region , BSSR ). In 1980 he graduated from the Leningrad Higher School of Railway Troops and Military Communications named after M.V. Frunze

Since 1980, he served in the railway troops, was the commander of a pile-up platoon, then the commander of a concrete company of a separate railway battalion. In 1985, he became commander of a concrete company, then chief of staff and commander of a separate railway battalion. In 1990, he entered the Military Academy of Logistics and Transport at the command military transport department, and graduated from it in 1993 . He was the deputy commander and commander of a separate railway brigade.

In 1997, he entered and in 1999 graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

In 1999, he became commander of a separate railway brigade, then deputy commander of a railway corps.

In 2001, he was appointed to the position of Deputy Head of the Military Transport University - Head of the Faculty for the Training of Leading Personnel. Since 2002 - chief of staff - first deputy commander of the railway corps. In 2008, he took up the post of chief of staff - first deputy commander of the Railway Forces.

In 2010, he was appointed head of the Main Directorate of the Railway Forces.

Married, has two daughters.

• Order of Military Merit
• Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree
• Honored Military Specialist of the Russian Federation
• Medal "For the Development of Railways"
• Medals of the USSR ,
• Medals of the Russian Federation .

• Kosenkov, Oleg Ivanovich - website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation .
• Interview with General Kosenkov - Echo of Moscow