Andrei Kolesnikov (general)
Andrei Kolesnikov | |
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| Birth name | Andrei Borisovich Kolesnikov |
| Born | 6 February 1977 Oktyabrskoye, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Service |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1999– |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | 29th Combined Arms Army |
| Battles / wars | |
Andrei Borisovich Kolesnikov (Russian: Андрей Борисович Колесников;[1] born 6 February 1977) is a Russian major-general who commanded the 29th Combined Arms Army at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was later the deputy commander of the Russian Armed Forces Operational Group in Syria as of 2023.[2]
Biography
[edit]Born in Oktyabrskoye, Voronezh Oblast, on 6 February 1977, Kolesnikov graduated from a tank college in Kazan (1999), the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2008), and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia (2020). In 2010, Kolesnikov was a lieutenant colonel and serving as chief of staff of the 4th Guards Tank Division.[1] He was promoted to the rank of major-general and appointed, in December 2021, the former[3][4] commander of the 29th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District in the Zabaykalsky Krai.[5]
Invasion of Ukraine
[edit]Kolesnikov took part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian officials, he was killed in Mariupol on 11 March 2022.[6] NATO officials confirmed that a Russian commander from Russia's eastern military district became the second Russian general officer to be killed in the hostilities (after Andrei Sukhovetsky), but did not specify his name.[7] However, the Ukrainian claim had not been verified by Western media and Russian sources had not confirmed his death.[8] On 14 March 2023, Kolesnikov appeared in an interview with Vladimir Soloviev on Russian television, reportedly during Soloviev's trip to Syria.[9]
Syria
[edit]As of March 2023 Kolesnikov was deputy commander of Russian forces in Syria.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Yermolin, Anatoly (11 September 2010). "Андрей Колесников — Военный совет" [Andrei Kolesnikov - Military Council] (in Russian). Эхо Москвы [Echo of Moscow]. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Соловьев рассказал о поездке в Сирию" [Solovyov told about his trip to Syria]. Vesti.ru (in Russian). 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Генерал-майор Александр Игнатенко принял участие в церемонии прощания со знаменем ДВОКУ : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". ens.mil.ru. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "В ДВОКУ сменилось руководство. Прежний начальник торжественно простился с училищем (фоторепортаж)".
- ^ Прокофьев, Семён (7 December 2021). "Новый командующий общевойсковым объединением ВВО назначен в Забайкалье" [The new commander of the combined-arms formation of the VVO was appointed in Transbaikalia]. Чита.ру (in Russian). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Украинские защитники уничтожили командующего росармии - Геращенко" [Ukrainian defenders destroyed (killed?) the commander of the Russian Army - Gerashchenko]. Интерфакс-Украина (in Russian). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Death of Russian general confirmed by Western officials". BBC News. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Deaths of generals expose Russia's troubles in Ukraine". France24. 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Современная война – война больших траекторий"
Mariupol in the Russo-Ukrainian War | |
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| War in Donbas (2014–2022) | |
| Siege of Mariupol (2022) | |
| Russian people | |
| Ukrainian people | |
| Pro-Ukrainian volunteers | |
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Povorinsky District
- Russian major generals
- Russian military personnel of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Siege of Mariupol
- Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni
- 20th-century Russian military personnel
- 21st-century Russian military personnel
- Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia)
- Russian military personnel of the Syrian civil war