Oleg_Salyukov
Oleg Salyukov
Russian army general
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 (age 68) Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (1977–1991)  Russia (1991–present) |
| Service/ | Soviet Army  Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1977–present |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands held | Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces |
| Position Held | Period |
|---|---|
| Platoon Officer Company Officer Chief of the staff – Battalion Commander in the Kiev Military District |
1977–1982 |
| 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 |
1985–1994 |
| Commander, 81st Guards Motor Rifle Division Chief of the staff and Army Commander (35th Army) Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Military District |
1994–1997 |
| Chief of the Staff-First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Far-East Military District | 2005–2008 |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Far-East Military District | 2008–2010 |
| Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation | 2010–2014 |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army by the Decree of the President of Russia | May 2014–present |
Sanctions
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [1]
In February 2022 Salyukov was added to the European Union sanctions list for being "responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine".[2]
- "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- "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. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- "Главнокомандующий Сухопутными войсками Олег Салюков. Биография". Russian News Agency TASS. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sergey Istrakov [ru] |
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces May 2014 – present |
Incumbent |
  | This biographical article related to the Russian military is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |