Alexander Fomin

Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin (Russian: Александр Васильевич Фомин, born May 25, 1959) is a Russian Deputy Minister of Defence.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

For the KGB agent who used the cover name Fomin, see Alexander Feklisov.

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevich and the family name is Fomin.

Colonel General Alexander Fomin
Александр Фомин
Official portrait, 2017
Deputy Minister of Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 January 2017[1]
President	Vladimir Putin
Minister	Sergei Shoigu Andrey Belousov
Preceded by	Anatoly Antonov
Personal details
Born	(1959-05-25) May 25, 1959 (age 66) Leninogorsk, East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, USSR (now Ridder, Kazakhstan)
Education	Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union (1977–1991)  Russia (1991–present)
Branch/service	Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Years of service	1977 — 1993
Rank	Colonel General[2]

Biography

Alexander Fomin was born on May 25, 1959, in Leninogorsk.^[8][9] He attended the Military Institute of the Red Banner of the Ministry of Defence (Now the Military University of the Russian Defence Ministry), graduating in 1984.^[10][11][12]

Fomin was promoted to Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation in 2017.^[10][1]

In February 2018, Fomin was promoted to the rank of Colonel General.^[13]

In March 2021, he visited Myanmar in his capacity as a military attaché and expressed Russia's commitment to maintaining friendly relations with the country.^[14]

In 2022, Fomin was appointed as the representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense at the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis between the two countries.^[15]

Sanctions

As a result of his support for Russian aggression and violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Fomin is subject to personal international sanctions from several countries. Australia imposed sanctions on him in February 2022, while the United Kingdom and New Zealand followed suit in March. In October 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a decree imposing sanctions on Fomin.^[16]