Vladimir Shamanov
Vladimir Shamanov | |
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Владимир Шаманов | |
Chairman of the Defense Committee of the State Duma | |
In office October 5, 2016 – October 12, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Vladimir Komoedov |
Succeeded by | Andrey Kartapolov |
2nd Governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast | |
In office January 19, 2001 – November 15, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Yury Goryachev |
Succeeded by | Maria Bolshakova (acting) Sergey Morozov |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 February 1957 2008 South Ossetia war | (age 67)
Vladimir Anatolyevich Shamanov (
Biography
Vladimir Shamanov entered the
He received the
As of 2007 Shamanov operated as a counselor to Russia's
In August 2008 Shamanov commanded the Russian forces in
On 26 May 2009 Vladimir Shamanov became the new commander of the
On 4 October 2016 Shamanov retired from the Russian Armed Forces and became head of the State Duma Defence Committee.[9]
Sanctions
Sanctioned by the
Controversies
Shamanov has an image of an "over-the-top" ruthless man among the other Russian military leaders, with certain insurgency-related sources calling him the "Butcher of
As Gennady Troshev, another Russian commander in Chechnya, wrote in his book My War, Shamanov "was too hot-tempered and direct in his relations with the Chechen population" [preferring] "to choose the shortest way to victory (...) [which] resulted in numerous casualties among Russian soldiers."[13]
The director of the
In December 1999 Shamanov was awarded his second
Shamanov's forces are also believed to have looted and pillaged and killed in the other places during the second Chechen campaign, among them at Katyr-Yurt (in 2005 the European Court of Human Rights held Russia responsible for civilian deaths during the indiscriminate bombing of Katyr-Yurt[19]), Shami-Yurt and Gekhi-Chu.[14]
In March 2000, Shamanov exhibited strong sympathy towards the war crimes suspect
In March 2007 Shamanov met in the White House with the U.S. President George W. Bush, which was criticised by human rights groups.[18][21][22][23] "This isn't someone the U.S. president should be meeting with. This is someone the president should be calling for an investigation of," HRW commented.[24] Later, the White House explained that it was not aware of the allegations against the general before their meeting and that it is "unlikely" that Bush would have meet and pose to photo with Shamanov if he had been aware of the allegations.[25]
In September 2010, MOD Serdyukov helped Shamanov out of a scandal when he tried to order a detachment from the VDV’s
Car crash
On October 30, 2010 in Tula, general Shamanov's BMW 525 was hit by a MAZ truck. The general's driver was killed on impact, while he and two passengers (Shamanov’s assistant Colonel Oleg Chernousand and Colonel Alexey Naumets, the acting commander of the 106th Airborne Division) were seriously injured and hospitalized. Vladimir Shamanov had a brain concussion and had his arm broken. The same evening the general was visited by Vladimir Putin at the Burdenko hospital in Moscow.[27][28] General Shamanov was discharged from the hospital on 27 December 2010.[29]
Honours and awards
- Hero of the Russian Federation (Presidential Decree of 4 December 1999) - for the fighting in Dagestan in August - September 1999
- Order of Saint George, 4th class (№ 006, 2008)
- Order of Courage
- Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd class
- Medal "200 Years of the Ministry of Defense"
- Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 1st and 2nd class
- Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"
- Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Medals "For Impeccable Service" 3rd and 2nd classes
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
See also
References
- ^ Russia Promotes Officer Accused of War Crimes. Time. June 4, 2009
- ^ Ray Finch (2011) One Face of the Modern Russian Army: General Vladimir Shamanov, The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, 24:3, 396-427, DOI: 10.1080/13518046.2011.598731.
- ^ Генерал Владимир Шаманов возвращается в Минобороны (in Russian). lenta.ru. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
Генерал-лейтенант Владимир Шаманов в ближайшее время будет назначен начальником главного управления боевой подготовки и службы войск Вооруженных сил РФ, пишет во вторник 'Коммерсант'.
- ITAR-TASS, 12 August 2008
- ^ "Persoverzicht Tsjetsjeniė - augustus 2008". bartstaes.be. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
Vladimir Shamanov, the former commander of federal troops in Chechnya, is now in charge of the Russian forces in Abkhazia.
- ^ "The Battle for Upper Kodori". kommersant. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "General Shamanov Appointed as Commander of the Rus... - Silobreaker". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-88132-497-6
- ^
Compare:
"Russian Airborne Troops get new commander". TASS. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
A source in the Russian Defense Ministry earlier told TASS that first deputy commander of the Southern Military District Serdyukov would replace Vladimir Shamanov as Airborne Troops commander. Shamanov, for his part, took up the position of the head of the State Duma (lower house of parliament) Defense Committee.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ The Jamestown Foundation, November 20, 2000
- ^ Interview with Ruslan Alikhadzhiev, United States Marine Corps, 1998
- ^ The Jamestown Foundation, April 5, 2007
- ^ a b c Russia’s ‘Cruel’ Soldier Comes Home, Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2001
- ^ U.S. President Must Press Russia on Chechnya Abuses: Criminal Investigation Urged on Role of Top General in Massacre, Human Rights Watch, 06/14/01
- ^ "NO HAPPINESS REMAINS": CIVILIAN KILLINGS, PILLAGE, AND RAPE IN ALKHAN-YURT, CHECHNYA, Human Rights Watch, April 2000
- ^ Russian general admits looting in Chechnya, BBC News, 19 June 2000
- ^ a b Bush, Smiling With the 'Butcher of Chechnya', The Washington Post, March 30, 2007
- ^ European Court Rules Against Moscow, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, March 2, 2005
- ^ Russian Governor Backs Colonel's Pardon Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press, September 21, 2004
- ^ Bush Meets Russian Faulted For Atrocities, The Washington Post, March 29, 2007
- ^ Bush Visit Prompts an Outcry, The Moscow Times, 30 March 2007
- ^ Russian Visitor an Embarrassment to Bush Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Kommersant, Apr. 02, 2007
- ^ Bush’s meeting with ‘Chechens’ killer’ causes concern, Daily Times, March 30, 2007
- ^ HRW: Bush visitor responsible for rights abuses in Chechnya[permanent dead link], The Jerusalem Post, Mar 29, 2007
- ^ "Shamanov Sides with Serdyukov". 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Shamanov Update". November 2010.
- ^ "Putin visits Airborne Troops Commander Shamanov in hospital". Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ "Shamanov Leaves Hospital". 27 December 2010.