Oleg Salyukov

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leonidovich and the family name is Salyukov.
Army General and the current Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces
. He was appointed to the post in May 2014. He was promoted to the rank of General of the Army in 2019.

Career

Position Held Period
Platoon Officer
Company Officer
Chief of the staff –
Battalion Commander in the Kiev Military District
 1977–1982
Deputy Commander of a Training Tank Regiment
Commander of a Training Tank Regiment
Deputy Commander of a Guards tank division in the Moscow Military District 		1985–1994
Commander,
Far East Military District
 1994–1997
Chief of the Staff-First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Far-East Military District 2005–2008
Commander-in-Chief of the Far-East Military District 2008–2010
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation 2010–2014
Commander-in-Chief of the
Russian Army by the Decree of the President of Russia
 May 2014–present

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the

UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [1]

In February 2022 Salyukov was added to the European Union sanctions list for being "responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine".[2]

References

  1. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/265 of 23 February 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 2022-02-23, retrieved 2022-03-03
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces
May 2014 – present 		Incumbent
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