Igor Kostyukov
Admiral Igor Olegovich Kostyukov (Russian: И́горь Оле́гович Костюко́в; born 21 February 1961) is a naval officer and is the current Head of the Russian General Staff's Main Intelligence Department (GRU).[1] He was appointed the acting Director on 22 November 2018 following the death of his predecessor Igor Korobov and is a noted hardliner. This posting also made him the first naval officer in the history of the GRU to take the office of Director of Military Intelligence. He has been placed on the US Government's "blacklist" for allegedly interfering in the 2016 US Presidential elections.[2] He was further promoted to the rank of Admiral in late 2019.
Igor Kostyukov | |
|---|---|
Игорь Костюков | |
.jpg.webp) | |
| Director of Russian Military Intelligence | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2018 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Minister | Sergey Shoygu |
| Preceded by | Igor Korobov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Igor Olegovich Kostyukov 21 February 1961 (age 59) Amur Oblast, RSFSR, USSR |
| Awards | Hero of Russian Federation |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Branch/service | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Soviet Navy Russian Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War |
References
- "Vice Adm. Igor Kostyukov becomes head of Russia's military intelligence - source (Part 2)". interfax. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- "First naval officer nominated to head Russia's GRU". TASS. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
External links
Media related to Igor Kostyukov at Wikimedia Commons
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Igor Korobov |
GRU Chief 22 November 2018 – present |
Incumbent |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.