Oleg Salyukov

Oleg Leonidovich Salyukov (Russian: Олег Леонидович Салюков; born 21 May 1955) is an Army General and the current Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces. He was appointed to the post in May 2014. He was promoted to the rank of General of the Army in 2019.


Oleg Leonidovich Salyukov
General of the Army Oleg Salyukov
Commander in Chief of Russian Ground Forces
Native name
Олег Леонидович Салюков
Born (1955-05-21) May 21, 1955
Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSR
Allegiance Soviet Union (1977-1991)
 Russia (1991-present)
Service/branch Soviet Army
 Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1977-present
RankGeneral of the Army
Commands heldCommander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces

Education

In 1977 he graduated from the Ulyanovsk Guards Higher Tank Command School with gold medal, in 1985 from the Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy with high honours and in 1996 from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.

Career

Position HeldPeriod
1977 to 1982
  • Deputy Commander of a Training Tank Regiment
  • Commander of a Training Tank Regiment
  • Deputy Commander of a Guards tank division in the Moscow Military District
1985 to 1994
1994 to 1997
  • Chief of the Staff-First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Far-East Military District.
2005 to 2008
  • Commander-in-Chief of the Far-East Military District.
2008 to 2010
2010 to 2014
May 2014 to present

References

    • "Oleg Salyukov Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces, Army General". Ministry of Defence of Russian Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
    • "Commander-in-Chief of Russian Land Forces to discuss in New Delhi preparations for the Indra-2015 drills". R&I Report. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
    • "Salyukov named commander-in-chief of Russian Ground Forces". Vestnik Kavkaza. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
    • "Главнокомандующий Сухопутными войсками Олег Салюков. Биография". Russian News Agency TASS. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
    Military offices
    Preceded by
    Sergey Istrakov
    Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces
    May 2014 – present
    Incumbent


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