Sergey Y. Kuzovlev (born January 7, 1967 , Michurinsk , USSR ) - Russian military leader , commander of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army from 2017, Guards Lieutenant General ( 2017 ).
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| Sergey Yurievich Kuzovlev | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | January 7, 1967 (52 years) | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Michurinsk , Tambov Region , RSFSR , USSR | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russia | ||||||
| Type of army | motorized rifle troops | ||||||
| Years of service | 1985 - n. at. | ||||||
| Rank |  lieutenant general | ||||||
| Commanded | 506th guards motorized rifle regiment 15th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade 18th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade 20th Guards Combined Army ; 58th General Army ; 8th Guards Combined Army | ||||||
| Battles / Wars | First Chechen War ; Second Chechen War | ||||||
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Biography
He studied at the school number 21 of the city of Michurinsk, Tambov region from 1974 to 1984 . In 1990, he graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School named after Army General V. F. Margelov [6] (6th company). He commanded the 506th Guards Motorized Rifle Poznan Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov regiment (military unit 21617, Totsk district of the Orenburg region ), participated in the First and Second Chechen Wars. He graduated from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. [2]
From February 1, 2005 to July 2008, he commanded the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Volga-Urals Military District . In May 2005, he was promoted to colonel. In 2008, he entered the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation [3] , after graduating in July 2010, he was appointed commander of the 18th separate guards motorized rifle brigade .
Vladimir Putin .
Moscow, Kremlin, October 20, 2015
In early 2014, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District, on February 22 of the same year he was promoted to the rank of Major General [4] .
At the end of August 2015, the Security Service of Ukraine stated that S.Yu. Kuzovlev in the fall of 2014 - in the winter of 2015, led the 1st Army Corps of Russian troops in an armed conflict in eastern Ukraine [5] . The Russian side refuted this claim [6] .
From July 4, 2015 to August 2016 - Commander of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District.
8 Gu. A. Novocherkassk, 2017
From August 2016 to January 2017 - Commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District [7] .
In March 2017 he was appointed commander of the newly formed 8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District. June 10, 2017 awarded the military rank of " Lieutenant-General " [8] .
Awards
- Order of Kutuzov ,
- Order "For Military Merit" ,
- Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, I degree (2011),
- USSR medals ,
- Medals of the Russian Federation .
Notes
- ↑ Graduates Generals . RVDKU site . The appeal date is January 7, 2015.
- ↑ Kuzovlev Sergey Y. . Internet portal of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. The appeal date is August 1, 2019.
- ↑ New commander of the peacekeeping brigade . "RIA Samara" . The appeal date is January 7, 2015.
- ↑ Decree on assignment of military ranks and higher special ranks . Official site of the President of Russia . The appeal date is January 7, 2015.
- ↑ In the SBU showed the structure of the management of Russian troops in the Donbass , Mirror of the week (August 28, 2015)
- ↑ The media told about the "Russian generals" in the Donbass from the list of the SBU :: Politics :: RBC
- ↑ In Vladikavkaz, a standard was awarded to the new commander of the 58th combined arms army / mil.ru, 01/16/2017
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 10.06.2017 No. 258 “On the assignment of military ranks of senior officers, special ranks of the highest commanding staff, the highest special ranks and class ranks”