Aleksandr Viktorovich Galkin (Russian: Александр Викторович Галкин; born on 22 March 1958), is a Russian military leader, a colonel general as of 2011, who was the Commander of the Southern Military District from 2010 to 2016.
Aleksandr Galkin was born in Ordzhonikidze (present-day Vladikavkaz) on 22 March 1958.
In 1979, he graduated from the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Marshal of the Soviet Union A.I. Yeremenko [ru]. He served in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany and in the Far Eastern Military District. He rose from the commander of a motorized rifle platoon to the commander of a motorized rifle battalion.
In 1990, he graduated from the Frunze Military Academy. From 1990 to 1992, he continued to serve in the Transcaucasian and Far Eastern military districts as deputy commander and commander of a motorized rifle regiment.
From 1992 to 1997, he served as chief of staff, a deputy commander of a motorized rifle division. From 1997 to 2001 he served as commander of a motorized rifle division.
On 3 January 2006, Galkin was appointed commander of the 41st Army in the Siberian Military District in Novosibirsk. On 8 April 2008, he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Siberian Military District. On 3 December 2008, he was appointed Chief of Staff, the First Deputy Commander of the Siberian Military District.
On 13 January 2010, Galkin was appointed Commander of North Caucasus Military District.[1] On 10 December 2010, by decree of the President of the Russia, he was appointed commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, due to the massive transformation of all Russian military districts in 2010.[2]
On 11 June 2011, Galkin was awarded the military rank of Colonel General.[3]
On 17 March 2014, the European Union included Galkin in the sanctions list of persons whose assets are frozen in the EU and in respect of whom visa restrictions have been introduced.[4]
In June 2016, Galkin was relieved of his post as commander of the Southern Military District. Since January 2017, he has continued to serve in the central office of the Russian Ministry of Defence as an Assistant to the Minister of Defence.[6][7][8]
Familyedit
Galkin is married with two children. His son, Denis, is a judge of the Southern District Military Court.[9]
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^В Минобороны России произошли крупные кадровые перестановки.
^Указ Президента Российской Федерации № 1530 от 10 декабря 2010 года[dead link]
^Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11 июня 2011 года № 774 «О присвоении воинских званий высших офицеров военнослужащим Вооружённых Сил Российской Федерации» 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
^В СБУ показали структуру управления российскими войсками в Донбассе, Зеркало недели (28 августа 2015)
^ Archived from the original on 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
^Генерал Дворников будет исполнять обязанности командующего войсками ЮВО | РИА Новости
^Министр обороны России представил нового командующего войсками Южного военного округа : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации
^Указ Президента РФ от 28.05.2014 № 373 «О НАЗНАЧЕНИИ СУДЕЙ ВОЕННЫХ СУДОВ»
December 15, 2023
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