Dmitry Nikolaevich Klimenko (; born August 22, 1969, Nezhin) is a Russian artillery officer and military commander, participant in the

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Chechen wars,

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(2000). Since October 2023 he is the Chief of the

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of the

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. As of 2023 he holds Lieutenant General rank.

Biography

Born on August 22, 1969, in the city of

Nezhin Nizhyn (, ; ) is a city located in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine along the Oster River. The city is located north-east of the national capital Kyiv. Nizhyn serves as the administrative center of Nizhyn Raion. It hosts the administrat ...

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. He graduated from the Odessa Higher Artillery Command School in 1991. Served in artillery units of the

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. In 1994, he was the first in the Navy to conduct artillery firing at coastal targets from a self-propelled artillery mount located on the deck of a moving landing ship with a 100% hit rate. He took part in the first Chechen war as commander of a mortar company, and participated in the operations to capture Shali and

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. By October 1999, Major Dmitry Klimenko commanded a division of self-propelled artillery units of the 61st Separate Marine Brigade of the

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. He distinguished himself during the

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, where he fought as a battery commander. At the end of October 1999, during the offensive in the area of the village of

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, Klimenko was in infantry combat formations along with the battery control group. When large separatist forces attacked infantrymen under the cover of dense thickets, Klimenko personally arrived at the attacked area and, deploying a radio station, began adjusting artillery fire on the enemy. When the separatist forces approached his position at a distance of 70 meters, Klimenko continued to provide data to his battery, despite the fact that he was in the zone of fragments of his shells. Having lost several dozen people from artillery fire, the gang was forced to retreat. During her pursuit, she was almost completely destroyed. By

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of the

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dated February 21, 2000, Major Dmitry Klimenko was awarded the title of

for “courage and heroism shown during the

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operation in the North Caucasus region.” At the same time he was awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel. He graduated from the Military Artillery University in 2002, and the Military Academy of the General Staff in 2010. He served as chief of staff of an artillery brigade, and in 2007 commanded an artillery brigade. In 2008 he was appointed chief of staff of a military unit of the

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. Since 2011, he was deputy chief of missile forces and artillery of the

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. Since 2014, Klimenko served as chief of the missile forces and artillery of the

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. He participated in the

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, and was the head of the missile forces and artillery of the Euphrates group. He was the head of the department of missile forces and artillery at the General Staff Military Academy. Since October 2023 he is the Chief of the Missile Forces and Artillery of the Russian Armed Forces. He was also awarded the

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, III and IV degrees with swords,

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, Order of Courage, the Medal "For Courage" (1995), and a number of other medals.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Klimenko, Dmitry Russian lieutenant generals 1969 births Living people People from Nizhyn Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni Heroes of the Russian Federation Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky (Russian Federation) Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia) Russian military personnel of the Syrian civil war