Viktor Chirkov

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktorovich and the family name is Chirkov.
Viktor V. Chirkov
Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service/branchRussia Russian Navy
Years of service1977–2016
Rank Admiral
Commands held

Viktor Viktorovich Chirkov (

Vladimir Vysotsky, who had occupied the post for almost five years.[2][3]
He retired from his position due to health reasons in March 2016.

Military career

Chirkov is a surface warfare officer with

Alma-Ata, capital of the former Kazakh SSR. In 1982, he graduated from the Pacific Higher Naval School in Vladivostok and became head of the mine-torpedo department on the Riga-class frigate Lun in the Pacific Fleet.[1] He served as assistant commander of a corvette, then executive officer of the Kotlin-class destroyer Vozbuzhdennyy.[1]

In 1986-1987, Chirkov completed Higher Special Officers’ Classes in

Leningrad, and became commander of the infamous Krivak-class frigate Storozhevoy. Under a mutinous crew, this Soviet Baltic Fleet
unit had tried, unsuccessfully, to defect in 1975. Later it transferred to the Pacific Fleet.

From 1990 to 1993, Chirkov commanded the

Kuznetsov Naval Academy
as a correspondence student.

After graduating from the

Kamchatka.[1] In the first years of this assignment, he served under Vice-Admiral Konstantin Sidenko
.

In 2005-2007, he commanded the Primorskiy Mixed Forces Flotilla. For the next two years, he was chief of staff, first deputy commander of the Baltic Fleet, and became its commander in September 2009.

Since 2007, he was the Chief of Staff/First Deputy Commander of the Baltic Fleet, and appointed Fleet Commander by the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on 8 September 2009.[1]

On 6 May 2012, President Dmitry Medvedev on his last day in office prior to the inauguration of Vladimir Putin appointed Chirkov to replace Vladimir Vysotsky as the Russian Navy's Commander-in-Chief. In an interview with news agency RIA Novosti, Chirkov said:

"The most important thing for Russia is to build a fleet with the support of the president and like-minded persons."[2]

In March 2014, as

Southern Naval Base were seized
by Russian forces.

Retirement

In March 2016, Russian media announced Chirkov's retirement due to health reasons.

Vladimir Korolev, then commander of the Northern Fleet
, was named as his successor.

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Viktor Chirkov". Ministry of Defence. Mil.ru. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Medvedev Replaces Russian Navy Commander". RIA Novosti. En.rian.ru. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ Cook, Brad (6 May 2012). "Medvedev Names Russian Navy, Air Force Heads on Last Kremlin Day". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
Military offices
Preceded by
Vladimir Vysotsky
 Commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
Vladimir Korolev
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