Chief of the Russian Federation Armed Forces General Staff, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General. Born in 1947 in Truskavets, Lvov Oblast, Ukraine. Graduated from the Leningrad Higher Joint Forces Command School in 1970, from the Frunze Military Academy in 1980, and from the USSR Armed Forces General Staff Military Academy in 1990. In 1982-1988, he served in leadership positions in the Main Operations Directorate of the USSR Armed Forces General Staff. In 1990, he became deputy head and then head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff. In 1993-1995, he was head of staff and the first deputy commander of the Russian Forces in the Caucasus Region. In June 1995, he became directorate head and deputy director of the Main Operations Directorate of the Russian Federation Armed Forces. In August 1997, he became director of the Main Operations Directorate of the Russian Federation Armed Forces. In June 2001, he was named the first deputy director of the Russian Federation Armed Forces General Staff. In July 2004, he was appointed director of the Russian Federation Armed Forces General Staff and first deputy defense minister of Russia. In November 2004, he was appointed chairman of the CIS Council of Heads of General Staff. In 2008-2012, he was Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
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