Viktor Bondarev
Russian military leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolaevich and the family name is Bondarev.
Viktor Nikolaevich Bondarev (Russian: Виктор Николаевич Бондарев; born 7 December 1959) is a Colonel General[1] and former Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces (1 August 2015 – 26 September 2017), and the former Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force branch of the Aerospace Forces (6 May 2012 – 1 August 2015).[2][3] He replaced Alexander Zelin, who was dismissed from the military on 27 April 2012.[4]
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Viktor Nikolaevich Bondarev | |
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Native name | Виктор Николаевич Бондарев |
Born | (1959-12-07) 7 December 1959 (age 64) Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Soviet Union (1977–1991) Russia (1991–2017) |
Service/ | Russian Air Force |
Years of service | 1977–2017 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Commands held | Russian Air Force Russian Aerospace Forces |
Battles/wars | Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War |
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