Alexander Lentsov
Russian army officer (born 1956)
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| Native name | Александр Иванович Ленцов |
| Birth name | Alexander Ivanovich Lentsov |
| Born | (1956-12-20) 20 December 1956 (age 67) Kholmskaya, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (1974–1991) Russia (1991–Present) |
| Service/ | Russian Airborne Forces Russian Ground Forces |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Bosnian War (SFOR) Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War (peacekeeping) Syrian Civil War (expeditionary force) |
Alexander Ivanovich Lentsov (Russian: Александр Иванович Ленцов; born 20 December 1956) is a Russian colonel general that held various senior positions, including deputy commander of the Russian Airborne Forces (2009–2013) and deputy commander of the Russian Ground Forces (2013–2020). He also had senior posts with Russian forces deployed abroad in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Syria.
Military career
He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2011 and colonel general in 2014.
Since 2020 he has served as an advisor to the Minister of Defence.[1]
On April 25, 2023, he was appointed commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh.[2]
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References
- ^ kremlin.ru (22 January 2020). "Указ о назначении на должность в Вооружённых Силах". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh have a new commander". www.turan.az. 2023-04-26.
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| Preceded by Andrei Volkov | Commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno Karabakh 2023– | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Unknown | Deputy Commander of the Russian Ground Forces 2013–2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Unknown | Deputy Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces 2009–2013 | Succeeded by Unknown |
| Preceded by Alexander Bespalov | Commander of the 98th Guards Airborne Division 1996–2009 | Succeeded by Alexei Ragozin |
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