A new commander of 49 has been appointed by the combined arms army of the Southern Military District.
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By decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Major-General Viktor Astapov was appointed commander of 49 by the combined-arms army.
Victor Borisovich Astapov was born on December 9 1962 in the city of Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Territory. In 1985, he graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School. He passed the service path from the platoon commander of the paratrooper regiment to the commander of the airborne division.
In 1996. Graduated from the Military Academy. Mv Frunze.
In 2009, after graduating from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, he was appointed deputy commander of an association in the Siberian Military District.
Since January, 2011 has been Chief of Staff - Deputy Commander of the Combined Arms Association of the Southern Military District.
From May 2012 - Commander of the Combined Arms Association of the Southern Military District.
He has state awards: Order "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree, "Courage", 5 medals.
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