Alexander Lentsov
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| Native name | Александр Иванович Ленцов |
| Birth name | Alexander Ivanovich Lentsov |
| Born | 20 December 1956 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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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