Andrei Kolesnikov (general)
Andrei Borisovich Kolesnikov (Russian: Андрей Борисович Колесников;[1] 6 February 1977 - 11 March 2022) is a Russian major-general (one-star rank) who according to Ukraine died in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, but this has not been confirmed.
Andrei Kolesnikov | |
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| Birth name | Andrei Borisovich Kolesnikov |
| Born | 6 February 1977 Oktyabrskoye, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 11 March 2022 (age 45) |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Service/ |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1998–2022 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held | 29th Combined Arms Army |
| Battles/wars | |
Biography
Born in Oktyabrskoye, Voronezh Oblast on 6 February 1977, Kolesnikov graduated from a tank college in Kazan (1999), the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2008), and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia (2020). In 2010, Kolesnikov was a lieutenant colonel and serving as chief of staff of the 4th Guards Tank Division.[1] He was promoted to the rank of major-general and appointed, in December 2021, the commander of the 29th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District in the Zabaykalsky Krai.[2]
Invasion of Ukraine
Kolesnikov took part in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian officials, he was killed in Mariupol on 11 March 2022.[3] NATO officials confirmed that a Russian commander from Russia's eastern military district became the third Russian general officer to be killed in the hostilities (after Andrey Sukhovetsky and Vitaly Gerasimov), but did not specify his name.[4] However, the Ukrainian claim has not been verified by Western media and Russian sources have not confirmed this death.[5]
References
- Yermolin, Anatoly (11 September 2010). "Андрей Колесников — Военный совет" [Andrei Kolesnikov - Military Council] (in Russian). Эхо Москвы [Echo of Moscow]. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014.
- Прокофьев, Семён (7 December 2021). "Новый командующий общевойсковым объединением ВВО назначен в Забайкалье" [The new commander of the combined-arms formation of the VVO was appointed in Transbaikalia]. Чита.ру (in Russian). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Украинские защитники уничтожили командующего росармии - Геращенко" [Ukrainian defenders destroyed (killed?) the commander of the Russian Army - Gerashchenko]. Интерфакс-Украина (in Russian). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Death of Russian general confirmed by Western officials". BBC News. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- "Deaths of generals expose Russia's troubles in Ukraine". France24. 28 March 2022.
