In particular, Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev was appointed commander of the Central Military DistrictMOSCOW, February 17.
/tass/. The Russian Defense Ministry published official information on the appointment of four commanders of the country's military districts on its website on Friday.
So, it is noted on the department's website, Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev was appointed commander of the Central Military District (CVO) in 2023.
Also in January of this year, Colonel-General Sergey Kuzovlev was appointed commander of the troops of the Southern Military District (SE), and Lieutenant-General Yevgeny Nikiforov took the post of commander of the troops of the Western Military District (ZVO).
In addition, the military department officially announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov as commander of the troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) from August 2022.
Mordvichev: the new commander of the Central Military District
Mordvichev replaced Colonel-General Alexander Lapin as commander of the Central Military District, who held this position since 2017, took part in a special military operation in Ukraine and received the title Hero of Russia. According to TASS sources, in January 2023 Lapin was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The new commander of the Central Military District was born on January 14, 1976 in Pavlodar (Kazakhstan). In 1997 he graduated from the Novosibirsk Higher Combined Arms Command School of the Siberian Military District, in 2006 - the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
After graduating from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2016, he was appointed deputy commander of the corps. From 2017 to 2019, he held the position of First Deputy Commander of the Central Military District Army, from 2019 to 2021 - First deputy commander of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District, after which he became its commander.
Mordvichev was awarded the Orders of Zhukov and "For Military Merit", the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, the Suvorov Medal and other medals.
Kuzovlev: in the South-Eastern part of the ZVO
Sergey Kuzovlev, who became the commander of the Southern Military District, replaced Alexander Dvornikov, who held this post since 2016.
Kuzovlev was born on January 7, 1967 in Michurinsk, Tambov region. He graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School (1990), the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2001), the Military Academy of the General Staff (2010).
Kuzovlev in April 2019 was appointed to the post of Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District. From October to December 2022, he was the commander of the ZVO troops.
He was awarded the Orders of St. George IV degree, Kutuzov, Alexander Nevsky, "For Military Merit", the medal of the Order "For Services to the Fatherland" I degree with swords, the medal of the Order "For Services to the Fatherland" II degree and many medals.
Nikiforov: in the VVO from the VVO
Yevgeny Nikiforov, who now commands the troops of the ZVO, replaced Alexander Zhuravlev in this position.
Nikiforov was born in the Chita region. In 1991 he graduated from the Kolomna Higher Artillery Command School, in 2003 - the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in 2012 - the Military Academy of the General Staff. From 2019 to 2020, Nikiforov held the position of Deputy commander of the troops of the VVO, from 2020 to 2022 - Chief of Staff - First Deputy commander of the troops of the VVO.
Nikiforov was previously awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the IV degree with swords, the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the III degree with swords, the Order of Alexander Nevsky, the Order of Kutuzov, the Order of Military Merit, the Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the II degree, as well as a number of medals.
Muradov: from SE to VVO
Rustam Muradov was born in 1973 in the Republic of Dagestan. In 1995 he graduated from the St. Petersburg Higher Combined Arms Command School named after S. M. Kirov. He served in all major positions from the commander of a motorized rifle platoon to the deputy commander of the Southern Military District.
In 2005 he graduated from the command Faculty of the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2015 - the Military Academy of the General Staff. After graduation, he served as Deputy commander of the combined arms army of the Central Military District.
In October last year, the head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov announced the appointment of Muradov to the post of commander of the Air Defense Forces. He called it the right decision, noting that Muradov has always been a leader.
Before Muradov, this position was held by Alexander Chaiko.
The Northern Fleet
The post of commander of the Northern Fleet was retained by Alexander Moiseev, who took up this position in May 2019.
Moiseev is a Hero of Russia, awarded two Orders of Courage, the Order of Military Merit, the Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, departmental orders and medals.
