Andrei Volozhinsky

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Andrei Olgertovich Volozhinsky
Vice-Admiral
Commands heldNorthern Fleet (acting)
AwardsOrder of Military Merit
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Fourth Class

Andrei Olgertovich Volozhinsky (

vice-admiral, and has most recently served as the First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
and Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, between 2016 and 2019.

Born in 1960, Volozhinsky began his education in naval institutions, graduating from the

N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy
, he became chief of staff and deputy commander, and then commander, of one of the fleet's submarine divisions. From here he rose to take command of the fleet's 12th submarine squadron, comprising its nuclear ballistic missile submarines. This placed him in command of a substantial portion of Russia's naval nuclear forces, and Russian nuclear weapons in general.

After completing studies at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Volozhinsky was appointed Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet, spending several months in 2011 as acting commander of the fleet. He then began service with the General Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, and in 2016 became First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy and Chief of the General Staff of the Navy. Over his career he has been awarded the Order of Military Merit and the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Fourth Class.

Education and early service

Volozhinsky was born on 4 June 1960 in

N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy, he was appointed chief of staff and deputy commander of the 31st Submarine Division [ru].[1]

Submarine commands

Volozhinsky salutes during the 2011 visit by US naval officers, led by Admiral Gary Roughead

From December 2002 until 2005 Volozhinsky served as commander of the submarine division, and from 31 August 2005 was chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Northern Fleet's 12th submarine squadron.

TK-20 Severstal.[2]

Higher flag positions

Also in 2009 Volozhinsky completed his studies at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and in February 2010 he was appointed Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet.[1][5] From 30 March to 24 June 2011 he served as acting commander of the Northern Fleet, after the previous commander, Admiral Nikolai Maksimov, was appointed chief of staff and first deputy commander of the troops of the Western Military District.[3][6] On 11 May 2011 he hosted US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead during his visit to the Northern Fleet.[1][7] During the visit, Volozhinsky and Roughead toured the nuclear battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy, and the submarine B-534 Nizhny Novgorod [ru].[7]

In September 2012 Volozhinsky began serving in the General Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, and on 12 June 2013 was promoted to vice-admiral.[1][8] On 25 January 2016 it was announced that Volozhinsky had been appointed First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy and Chief of the General Staff of the Navy.[1] He succeeded Admiral Aleksandr Tatarinov, who had held the position since July 2009.[9] He served as such until December 2019, when he was succeeded by Admiral Aleksandr Vitko.[10] Over his career Volozhinsky has been awarded the Order of Military Merit and the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Fourth Class, as well as numerous medals.[11]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the

UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Биография Андрея Воложинского" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Адмирал-подводник погружается в ремонт" (in Russian). Kommersant. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Воложинский Андрей Ольгертович – биография" (in Russian). viperson.ru. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Воложинский Андрей Ольгертович". eurasian-defence.ru (in Russian). Centre for Military-Political Research. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ Pettersen, Trude (22 July 2010). "Changes in Northern Fleet command". barentsobserver.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Новый командующий Северным флотом" (in Russian). barentsobserver.com. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Russian and the US navies have common views on future". rusnavy.com. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 12.06.2013 г. № 556" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Назначен начальник главного штаба ВМФ России" (in Russian). REGNUM News Agency. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Звезды под елкой: Минобороны провело крупную кадровую ротацию" (in Russian). Izvestia. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Начальник Главного штаба ВМФ России Андрей Ольгертович Воложинский" (in Russian). teleskop-by.org. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  12. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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