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Andrei Kolesnikov | |
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| Birth name | Andrei Borisovich Kolesnikov |
| Born | 6 February 1977 Oktyabrskoye, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Died | 15 March 2022 (aged 45) Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Service/ |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1998–2022 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles/wars | |
Andrei Borisovich Kolesnikov (Russian: Андрей Борисович Колесников;[1] 6 February 1977 – 11 March 2022) was a Russian major-general.
Biography
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 commander of the 29th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District in the Zabaykalsky Krai.[2]
Kolesnikov took part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was killed, according to the Ukrainian officials, on 11 March 2022.[3] NATO officials confirmed that a Russian commander from Russia's eastern military district became the third Russian general officer to be killed in the hostilities (after Andrey Sukhovetsky and Vitaly Gerasimov), but did not specify his name.[4] Western sources said around 20 major generals had been deployed to the Ukrainian front, of whom three had been killed at the time.[5] Western sources said that more generals are being killed than usual because they are being pushed closer to the front line than usual to boost Russian soldiers' morale.[6] Ukrainian officials said a fourth major general, Oleg Mityaev, died on 15 March in Mariupol.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Yermolin, Anatoly (11 September 2010). "Андрей Колесников — Военный совет" (in Russian). Эхо Москвы [Echo of Moscow]. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014.
- ^ Прокофьев, Семён (7 December 2021). "Новый командующий общевойсковым объединением ВВО назначен в Забайкалье". Чита.ру (in Russian). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Украинские защитники уничтожили командующего росармии - Геращенко". 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.
- ^ Smout, Alistair; MacAskill, Andrew (11 March 2022). "Russia may use chemical weapons in false flag attack but not more broadly, Western official says". Reuters. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
The officials said a third Russian major general had been killed in fighting in Ukraine. There had probably been around 20 Russian major generals deployed in Ukraine, the officials said.
- ^ Mann, Sebastian (14 March 2022). "Commanders among '12,000 Russian war dead'". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Brown, Larisa; Rose, David (16 March 2022). "Fourth Russian general killed, claims Ukraine". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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