Colonel General Alexander Ivanovich Lentsov (russian: Александр Иванович Ленцов; born 20 December 1956), is a Russian army officer. From 1996 to 2009 he was commander of the
98th Guards Airborne Division
The 98th Guards Airborne Division is an airborne division of the Russian Airborne Troops, currently based in Ivanovo.
Russian 98th Airborne Division patch.svg, 98th Guards Airborne Division shoulder sleeve insignia (1993)
History
During the Se ...
. Between 2009 and 2013 he served as deputy commander of the
Russian Airborne Forces, and from 2013 to 2020 as deputy commander of the
Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces ...
.
He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 2011 and Colonel General in 2014.
Since 2020 he has served as an advisor to the
Minister of Defence.
On April 25, 2023, he was appointed Commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in
Nagorno-Karabakh.
References
Living people
People of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
Pro-Russian people of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
1956 births
Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School alumni
Frunze Military Academy alumni
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