. Born on 4th February 1953 in the village of Menshoy
Kolodez, Lipetsk Region
Education
1973, the Volsk Higher School of the Rear Services
1981, Military Academy of Rear Services and Transport
1993, Military Academy of the General Staff
Career
1973 - served in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany as head of division
rear services, assistant head of a hospital for material-technical supplies,
and deputy commander of a separate chemical defence battalion for rear
services.
1981, appointed deputy regiment commander in the Trans-Baykal Military
District. Later promoted to deputy division commander for rear
services in that district and subsequently held the posts of deputy division
commander for rear services and deputy army corps commander for rear
services in the Central Asian Military
District, deputy corps commander for rear services and chief of army
staff in the Moscow Military District.
1993, appointed deputy army commander for rear services - head of army
rear services in the Far Eastern
Military District. He was later promoted to Deputy Commander
of Troops of the Far Eastern Military
District for rear services.
3rd August 2000, appointed Deputy Head of Rear Services of the Armed Forces
of Russia by presidential decree