Alexander Zelin

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Alexander Nikolayevich Zelin (

Alexander Zelin was born on 6 May 1953, in Perevalsk, Voroshilovgrad region (now Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine). He graduated from Kharkov Higher Aviation School of Pilots in 1976, Gagarin Air Force Academy in 1988, and General Staff Academy in 1997.

From August 2002 to May 2007 he served as Chief of aviation – Air Force Deputy Commander-in-Chief for aviation.

On May 9, 2007, he became the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force, replacing

On April 27, 2012, he was dismissed from his post and military service. No reason was given.^[2] He was succeeded by Viktor Bondarev.

Honours and awards

Russian Federation

• Honoured Military Pilot of the Russian Federation
• Order of St. George, 2nd class
• Order of Merit for the Fatherland
  , 4th class
• Order of Military Merit
• Medal For Strengthening Military Cooperation (Min Def)
• Medal "200 Years of the Ministry of Defence" (Min Def)
• Medal "For Distinguished Military Service" 1st Class

Soviet Union

• Order of the Red Star
• Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
• Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
• Medals "For Impeccable Service" 2nd and 3rd classes

References

External links

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Military offices
Preceded by Vladimir Mikhaylov	Commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force 9 May 2007 - 27 April 2012	Succeeded by Viktor Bondarev

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