Denis Igoryevich Lyamin (; born 19 May 1979) is a

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who commanded the

58th Combined Arms Army The 58th Guards Combined Arms Army () is an army of the Russian Ground Forces, headquartered at Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, within Russia's Southern Military District. It was formed in 1941 as part of the Soviet Union's Red Army and has be ...

in 2023.

Biography

Denis Igoryevich Lyamin was born on 19 May 1979 in

Slutsk Slutsk is a town in Minsk Region, in central Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Slutsk District, and is located on the Sluch (Belarus), Sluch River south of the capital Minsk. As of 2025, it has a population of 59,450. Geography ...

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, the son of a soldier. His father was soon transferred to

Chebarkul Chebarkul () is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lake Chebarkul, west of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: Etymology The name of the town derives from the Bashkir/ Tatar words mean ...

, where Lyamin completed his secondary education. He was admitted to the Chelyabinsk Higher Tank Command School in 1996. After his graduation in 2001, he served as a platoon commander, company commander, deputy battalion commander, and battalion commander in Chebarkul. He saw combat and was wounded. Lyamin was admitted to the Combined Arms Academy in 2005, graduating in 2007. From September 2009, he served as chief of staff of the 28th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade of the

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. In November 2011 he was transferred to the

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to serve as chief of staff and deputy commander of the

6th Separate Tank Brigade The 47th Czestochowa Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Tank Division (; Military Unit Number 54096) is a formation of the Russian Ground Forces. The late 6th Tank Brigade fought in the War in Donbas (2014–2022), war in Donbas of 2014–2015. In 2022, ...

of the

20th Guards Combined Arms Army The 20th Guards Combined Arms Army (originally designated as the 4th Tank Army, 4th Guards Tank Army in 1945, 4th Guards Mechanised Army in 1946, and the 20th Guards Army in 1960 within the Soviet Ground Forces) is a field army. In 1991, after th ...

. Lyamin rose to chief of staff and deputy commander of the newly reformed

2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division The 2nd Guards Mikhail Kalinin, M. I. Kalinin Taman Motor Rifle Division is a Russian Guards, Guards Mechanized infantry, mechanised infantry Division (military), division of the Russian Ground Forces. Its Military Unit Number is 23626. The 2nd ...

in April 2013. He was appointed commander of the 201st Military Base in Tajikistan on 2 January 2015. Lyamin returned to Russia to command the newly reformed 90th Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District in December 2016. Lyamin entered the Military Academy of the General Staff in September 2017 and after his graduation in June 2019 was appointed chief of staff and first deputy commander of the

of the

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in August. Lyamin became temporary commander of the 22nd Army Corps in Crimea in November 2020 and was confirmed in this position in June. Lyamin remained in command of the corps until October. Lyamin was given command of the 58th Combined Arms Army on 11 July 2023, replacing Ivan Popov, who was dismissed after he criticized the Russian battlefield strategy and put forward concerns for his troops fighting without rest.

References

1979 births People from Slutsk Russian lieutenant generals Russian military personnel of the Russian invasion of Ukraine Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class Living people Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyamin, Denis