Valery Asapov
Russian military intervention in Syria
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Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class Order of Courage Order of Zhukov (posthumously) Order of Military Merit |
Relations | Vyacheslav Asapov (brother) Olga Petrovna (wife)[2] |
Valery Grigorievich Asapov (
Education and career
Valery Asapov was born in
He began his military career in the 76th Guards Airborne Division, based in Pskov, having grown to the position of a battalion commander.[7][8][10]
In 1992–1993, Valery Asapov served in
He entered the
In 2007, he was transferred from the
In 2011, he graduated from the
On 23 February 2013, Col Valery Asapov, then commander of the Motor Rifle brigade, was awarded the 4th Class of the
In early 2014, Maj Gen Asapov assumed command of the 68th Army Corps that was reinstated on the basis of the units already stationed in Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands: the 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division, and the 39th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade.[19]
In July 2015, he was transferred to the
In August 2016, Lt Gen Valery Asapov was appointed commander of the
Death
On 23 September 2017,
Commemoration
He was buried with full military honors in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery near Moscow on 27 September; the funeral was attended by the Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.[24] Gerasimov acknowledged Asapov's ″invaluable help to the Syrian army's command in planning and conducting military operations against international terrorists″.[28][24] President Vladimir Putin by presidential decree, awarded Asapov the title of Hero of the Russian Federation posthumously. He was survived by his wife and two children.
Official reactions and investigation
Shortly after his death, Russian deputy foreign minister
]A senior member of the Federation Council said that there was intelligence indicating the killing had been facilitated by treason and the relevant investigation was ongoing.[33]
On 26 September 2017, Russia's media reported that, according to the preliminary investigation being conducted by the government of Syria, the killing of Asapov was made possible as a result of the leaking of information about his precise location to the enemy.[34]
See also
- List of Heroes of the Russian Federation
- Russian Armed Forces casualties in Syria
- Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
References
- ^ "Russian army general, ex-commander of "DPR" militants, killed in Syria – media". UNIAN. 24 September 2017.
- ^ "На Сахалине почтили память погибшего в Сирии генерала Асапова". ria.ru. 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Российский генерал погиб в Сирии в результате обстрела террористами RIA Novosti, 25 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Российский генерал погиб в Сирии в результате минометного обстрела ИГ TASS, 24 September 2017.
- ^ Биография генерал-лейтенанта Валерия Асапова (in Russian). TASS. 25 September 2017.
- ^ Barnett, Viktor (25 September 2017). Генерал-лейтенант Валерий Асапов погиб в Сирии на передовой. Kp.ru - (in Russian). KN. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Если быть, то быть лучшим!". Vyatskiye Polyany administration. 9 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Владимир Страшко (30 July 2008). "Курильский "ледокол"". Krasnaya Zvezda.
- Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ a b "В. Г. Асапов". Krasnaya Zvezda. 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b "War criminal, Major General of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation ASAPOV Valerii Hryhorovych (undercover name – Prymakov)" [War criminal, lieutenant general of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Asapov Valery Grigorievich (name of the cover – Primakov)]. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Евгений Крутиков (25 September 2017). "Присутствие генерала Асапова на передовой было необходимо". Vzglyad.
- ^ Андрей Бондаренко (26 September 2017). "Душа в маргеловской тельняшке". Krasnaya Zvezda.
- ^ a b Андрей Горячев (28 December 2005). "Чтобы не "уходили" раненые". Krasnaya Zvezda.
- ^ Кадровые изменения в Вооружённых Силах kremlin.ru, 23 June 2011.
- ^ Кадровые изменения в Вооружённых Силах Krasnaya Zvezda, 25 June 2011.
- ^ Ceremony presenting state decorations in the Kremlin
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 08.05.2013 г. № 468". kremlin.ru. 24 November 2017.
- ^ Mukhin, Vladimir (21 April 2014). КАРТ-БЛАНШ. Курилам придают военно-стратегический облик [Carte Blanche: Kuriles get strategic military character]. Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Semenova, Kseniya (31 July 2015). В 68 армейском корпусе, дислоцированном в Сахалинской области, сменится командование [68th Army Corps in Sakhalin Oblast changes command]. Sakhalin.info (in Russian). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Maria Tsvetkova. 'Fog' of Ukraine's war: Russian's death in Syria sheds light on secret mission Reuters, 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11.06.2016 г. № 276". kremlin.ru. 30 March 2018.
- ^ В Приморье соболезнуют из-за гибели российского генерала в Сирии RIA Novosti, 25 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Герасимов: генерал Асапов оказал неоценимую помощь армии Сирии TASS, 27 September 2017.
- ^ «Союзники в кавычках»: почему на фронте в Сирии погиб российский генерал RBC, 25 September 2017.
- ^ МИД РФ: Российский военачальник погиб в Сирии из-за двуличия политики США REGNUM News Agency, 25 September 2017.
- ^ СМИ узнали подробности гибели в Сирии генерала Асапова Vedomosti, 25 September 2017.
- ^ Генерал Асапов оказал неоценимую помощь в борьбе с ИГ*, заявили в Генштабе RIA Novosti, 27 September 2017.
- ^ Moscow blames 'two-faced U.S. policy' for Russian general's Syria death: RIA Reuters, 25 September 2017.
- ^ Рябков: гибель генерала РФ в Сирии – это цена за двуличие позиции США RIA Novosti, 25 September 2017.
- ^ Рябков: гибель российского генерала в Сирии стала следствием двуличия политики США TASS, 25 September 2017.
- ^ Russia blames US policy for Valery Asapov's death. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Клинцевич: за гибелью российского генерала в Сирии стоит предательство RIA Novosti, 26 September 2017.
- ^ Источник: расследование гибели Асапова подтвердило утечку данных к ИГ* RIA Novosti, 26 September 2017.