German Ugryumov
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German Alexeyevich Ugryumov (Russian: Герман Алексеевич Угрюмов; 10 October 1948, Astrakhan, Soviet Union – 31 May 2001, Khankala, Chechnya, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian navy and security services official. During his childhood he lived in Chelyabinsk Oblast.[1]
Ugryumov graduated in 1972 from the
In 1993, he became the chief of
Second Chechen War
In 1998, the new FSB Director,
On 21 January 2001 Putin transferred the supervision of military operations in Chechnya from the Interior Ministry and military to the FSB, and placed Ugryumov in charge of the "liquidation of the leaders of terrorist groups" as head of the regional counter-terrorist staff.[10][11] According to the St Petersburg Times, this was the first time in the history of Russia that the security services had been given control of a military operation.[12] In spring 2001, Ugryumov was promoted from rear admiral to admiral.[7]
Death and legacy
Ugryumov died on 31 May 2001 in Khankala, the main Russian military base in Chechnya. According to the official version, he died of acute heart failure. However, according to Grigory Pasko, Ugryumov's death was probably a murder,[13] and some undisclosed FSB sources informed Alexander Korzhakov's "Stringer" website that Ugryumov had shot himself.[14]
On 5 September 2001 the Yakhont/Sonya class
On 9 December 2002
Ugryumov also allegedly provided cover (krysha) for Arbi Barayev, who was killed soon after his death.[20][21]
See also
References
- ^ a b (in Russian) Герой России Угрюмов Герман Алексеевич
- ^ a b c d (in Russian) АДМИРАЛ ФСБ Archived 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (in Russian)[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221914/http://www.whoiswho.ru/russian/Curnom/42001/konchin.htm Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine КАДРОВАЯ ПАНОРАМА
- ^ Johnson's Russia List #2078 25 February 1998
- ^ (in Russian)Показания военного журналиста Пасько Г.М. по так называемой шпионской деятельности Archived 2007-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Spy generals". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
- ^ a b (in Russian)Адмирал ФСБ Документальный роман
- ^ Johnson's Russia List #5054 27 January 2001 Archived 14 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Russian)Борьба с терроризмом: до и после Беслана
- ^ Putin's new plan for Chechnya: a return to the modus operandi of Stalin and Beria?
- ^ "Moscow offers deal in Borodin case; FSB takes over Chechen campaign". Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
- ^ Covering Up the Mess
- ^ (in Russian)Григорий Пасько: Путин на меня очень долго смотрел Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Russian)ГЕРМАН УГРЮМОВ ЗАСТРЕЛИЛСЯ, А КОМАНДУЮЩИЙ ОГВ В ЧЕЧНЕ ВАЛЕРИЙ БАРАНОВ ДАЕТ ПОКАЗАНИЯ?
- ^ (in Russian)[1]
- ^ (in Russian)[2]
- ^ (in Russian)ГЕКСОГЕНОВЫЙ СЛЕД Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Russian)Историк Юрий ФЕЛЬШТИНСКИЙ — о частном расследовании терактов в Москве, Волгодонске и Буйнакске Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Interview with Yuri Felshtinsky
- ^ The Security Organs of the Russian Federation. A Brief History 1991–2004 by Jonathan Littell, Psan Publishing House 2006.
- ^ The Background of Chechen Independence Movement VI: From the Dubrovka Theatre to "Black Widows"