Data on the appointment of a new commander of the Western Military District has been confirmed
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Roman Berdnikov (Major General at the time of filming)
The information about the change of the commander of the Western Military District was confirmed. Until recently, this position was held by Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev. General Zhuravlev was appointed to command the ZVO 4 years ago. And at the same time, Zhuravlev received the title of Hero of Russia.
Prior to that, he was in the position of 1st Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District (SMD).
According to the latest information, instead of Alexander Zhuravlev, Lieutenant General Roman Berdnikov will now command the troops of the Western Military District. At one time, he commanded the combined arms formation of the VVO (Eastern Military District). Also, General Berdnikov served as commander of the Russian Armed Forces grouping in the Syrian Arab Republic.
Roman Berdnikov is a native of the Altai Territory. He graduated from the Kiev Suvorov School in 1991, the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School in 1995. In the same year, he began serving as a commander of a motorized rifle platoon in Siberia with the rank of lieutenant. In 2005 he graduated from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and in 2014 from the Academy of the General Staff. Lieutenant General Berdnikov is 48 years old.
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