Army General Sergei Vladimirovich Surovikin was born on October 11, 1966 in the city of Novosibirsk.

in 1987 In 1995 he graduated from the Omsk High Command Military School with a gold medal – with honors MV Frunze, in 2002 – with honors from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

since 1983 – in active military service.

He began his officer career in the special forces, where he served internationally on the territory of Afghanistan.

Since 1998 – commander of the 149th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment of the 201st Motor Rifle Division.

Since 1999 – Chief of Staff – Deputy Commander of the 201st Motor Rifle Division.

He participated in the armed conflict on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, the second Chechen war.

Since June 2002 – the commander of the 34th motorized rifle division.

Since June 2004, he commanded the 42nd Guards Division, located on the territory of the Chechen Republic.

Since 2005 – Deputy Commander, Chief of the General Staff, since April 2008 – Commander of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Moscow Military District.

Since October 2008, he has been holding the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Since January 2010 – Chief of Staff – First Deputy Commander of the Volga-Urals Military District.

Since July 2010, he holds the post of chief of the general staff, the first deputy commander of the troops of the Central Military District.

Since December 2010 – Chief of Staff – First Deputy Commander of the Central Military District.

From April to October 2012, he led the working group on the formation of the military police of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Since October 2012, he has been serving as the Chief of the General Staff – First Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military District.

From October 2013 to October 2017 – Commander of the Eastern Military District.

In 2017, Sergei Surovikin served as the commander of the Russian troops on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic.

Since October 31, 2017 – Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces.

He served as the commander of the Russian group “South” in the zone of a special military operation.

On October 8, 2022, Sergei Surovikin was appointed commander of the joint forces group in a special military operation zone.

Army General (2021).

On December 8, 2017, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for his courage and heroism while performing his military duty in the Syrian Arab Republic.

He was awarded the Order of George IV, Courage, the Order “For Military Merit” and a number of medals.

The material has been prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and from open sources.