· [Valuyev was First Deputy Commander of the Baltic Fleet.]
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Commander was YEGOROV, Vladimir Grigoryevich,
Admiral (FAN.RU, 12 January 2000). He was elected governor of
Kaliningrad on November 20, 2000, and reported retired from the active service
on February 16 (Agentstvo Voyennykh
Novostey 27 Feb 01). [BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: YEGOROV]
Deputy Commander --- LOBSKIY, Anatoliy, ?-Adm (ITAR-TASS, 12 Aug 02).
Deputy Commander --- ANANOVICH, Vasiliy,
Vice-Admiral, appointed (Agentstvo Voyennykh Novostey 17 May 01).
- ["Ananovich was born in the Grozno
region in Belarus in 1951. He graduated from the Kaliningrad Higher Naval
College in 1976, Navy's Higher Officer Classes in 1984 and Navy Academy in
1989. Ananovich occupied various posts in the
Baltic Fleet, starting from air defence missile
battery commander at the Obraztsovy large
anti-submarine ship, chief officer at the Silny
and Neukrotimy guard ships, Oktyabrskaya
Revolyutsiya cruisers. Later he became commander
of the Silny guard ship, then deputy commander
of a landing ship brigade. Following that he was promoted to brigade
commander and then chief-of-staff of a surface vessels division. Prior to
his current appointment, Ananovich commanded the
Baltiysk naval base" (Agentstvo
Voyennykh Novostey 17
May 01).]
Deputy Commander (Ground and Coastal Troops) --- BAKIN,
Vladimir, Lt-Gen (Agentstvo
voyennykh novostey, 15 Feb
01; Lt-Gen: Agentstvo voyennykh
novostey, 18 Dec 00).
Military Procurator --- SHTADLER, German, Maj-Gen Just (Agentstvo Voyennykh Novostey , 6 Feb 01;
ITAR-TASS, 9 Jan 03).
122nd Surface Ship Brigade
Commander --- BELOGLAZOV, Igor', Colonel (Agentstvo Voyennykh Novostey, 10 Jan 03).
Commander --- KULAKOV, Aleksandr, Maj-Gen,
promoted (Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, 20 Dec 02).
- [Previous
commander was KRISANOV, Fedor, Maj-Gen (Agentstvo Voyennykh Novostey , 10 Feb
00; 24 Oct 01).]
Chief --- GULYAYEV, Viktor, Maj-Gen,
promoted (Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, 20 Dec 02).
Commander --- SAKERIN, Viktor, Maj-Gen
(Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, 27 Jul 01; Agentstvo
Voyennykh Novostey, 24 Oct
01).
Commander KONYSHEV, Aleksandr, R-Adm
(Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, 20 Dec 02).
Chief --- ZVEREV, Igor, R-Adm (Agentstvo Voyennykh Novostey, 18 Dec 00). (Krasnaya Zvezda, 04 Jan 02 ).
Commander --- SOKUSHEV, Boris, Lt-Gen, promoted (Nezavisimoye
Voyennoye Obozreniye, 20 Dec 02).
- [Previous
Commander was BAKIN, Vladimir, Lt-Gen (Agentstvo
Voyennykh Novostey ,
15Feb01; Lt-Gen: 18 Dec00).]
Deputy Commander --- DORONIN, Andrey,
Col (Krasnaya Zvezda, 22 Nov 02).
Combat Training [Coastal Troops]
Chief --- MAKAROV, VLadimir, Col (Strazh, Baltiki, 28 Jan 03).
Military Readiness Department [Ground
/ Coastal Troops]
Chief --- MAKAROV, Vladimir, Col (Strazh
Baltiki, 28 Jan 03).
First (Moscow-Minsk Proletarian) Motorized-Rifle
Division [Ground / Coastal Troops]
- To
be disbanded by June, 2002. "The division will be replaced by a
motorized rifle brigade while 800 officer posts will be reduced in the
course of the transformation. The unit was established in Moscow in December
1927. It got the title of guard division, solemn denomination of
"Moscow-Minsk" and four orders for courage and heroism displayed
during World War II. The first attempt to disband the division took place
in 1996 but then-defense minister Igor Rodionov
opposed the move" (Agentstvo Voyennykh Novostey, 5 Nov
01).
Commander --- CHIRIGIN, Nikolay,
Major General (Agentstvo Voyennykh
Novostey 22 May 01).
- ["The
base is in charge of dozens of moorages in Lomonosov,
Kronshtadt, Vysotsk,
and so forth. Most of them are idle, and the military lease them to
various civilian organizations, which use them as they see fit. For
instance, at one Leningrad Naval Base moorage in Kronshtadt
(Fort Konstantin) Morskaya
Liga, a local firm, has constructed a hotel and
a fashionable restaurant. And in Lomonosov
the military have leased four moorages to the Russian Financial
Corporation. Freight from ships arriving there underwent
"streamlined registration and customs clearance procedures"
(Kommersant 01 Aug 01 P 3 ).]
Commander --- KUDRYAVTSEV, VladimirYu.,
Rear-Admiral (Military News Bulletin No 011, 1 Nov 02).
- [KUDRYAVTSEV:
"Born on April 18, 1950 in Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic,
he graduated from the Kaliningrad Higher Naval School in 1972 and served
on the Black Sea Fleet as group commander and department commander of a
warship. In 1976 he graduated from the Higher Specialised
Officer Classes and returned to the Black Sea Fleet as ship's first lieutenant;
he was later promoted to ship commander. After graduating from the Naval
Academy in 1983 he returned to the Black Sea Fleet, where he commanded a
cruiser and was chief of staff - deputy brigade commander. In 1988 - 90 he
commanded a brigade of missile boats on the Baltic Fleet. In 1992 he
graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian
Armed Forces and was dispatched to the Baltic Fleet as commander of a
division of missile ships; he was subsequently promoted to commander of a
division of surface ships of the Baltic Fleet. In 1995 he assumed the post
of chief of staff -first deputy commander of the Leningrad naval base of
the Baltic Fleet. He was appointed Commander of the Leningrad Naval Base
of the Baltic Fleet by presidential decree of September 23, 2002"
(Military News Bulletin No 011, 1 Nov 02).]
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Chief was KORNILOV, Aleksandr, Vice-Admiral (Kommersant 01 Aug 01 P 3 ).
- ["LENINGRAD
NAVAL BASE TO BE INSPECTED DUE TO CHIEF'S POWER ABUSE (15.08.01 16:51:39)
ST.PETERSBURG, August 15 (AVN) - Following the opening of a criminal case
against Leningrad naval base commander Vice Admiral Alexander Kornilov military prosecutors launched inspection of
the base's financial service, a spokesman for the base headquarters said
on Wednesday. The charges against Kornilov are
not brought in yet, the spokesman told the Military News Agency.
Prosecutors suspect the admiral of power abuse but do not disclose its
manifestations. According to some sources, prosecutors found violations in
the financial and economic activities on the base. The final decision will
be made after the current revision and forthcoming inspection of the Armed
Forces rear which is to start on August 20. Kornilov
was born in the Altai territory on August 11, 1947. After graduating from
the Pacific Higher Navy College he served at the Northern Fleet as
commander of the mine and torpedo section of a nuclear submarine and
senior assistant of the submarine commander. In 1976 he went to serve at
the Baltic Fleet where he became submarine commander. After graduating
from the higher officer courses and Navy Academy Kornilov
was appointed division chief-of-staff. Following that he was enrolled in
the General Staff Academy and headed submarine division after the
graduation. Kornilov became Leningrad base
chief-of-staff in October 1993 and its commander in December 1995" (Agentstvo Voyennykh Novostey 15 Aug 01).]
Organizational/Mobilization
Directorate [Baltic Fleet]
Chief --- KOVTUNENKO, Vladimir, R-Adm,
promoted (Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, 20 Dec 02).
Chief: TIPKIN, Aleksey, R-Adm (Agentstvo Voyennykh Novostey , 18Dec00)
Troops Service and
Service Safety Directorate [Baltic
Fleet]
Head --- Beloyartsev, Vladimir,
Colonel (Agentstvo Voyennykh
Novostey 3 Jul 01).
Chief --- MASYAGIN, Vladimir, R-Adm
(Krasnaya Zvezda 14 Mar 01).