Rustam Usmanovich Muradov (; born 21 March 1973) is a Russian military officer, serving as a

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in the

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. He is the current Commander of the

Eastern Military District The Eastern Military District (Russian: Восточный военный округ) is a military district of Russia. It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction within the Far Eastern Federal ...

since October 7, 2022. He was the Deputy Commander of the

Southern Military District 200px, Headquarters of the district at 53 Pushkinskaya Street / 43 Budenovsky avenue, Rostov-on-Don The Southern Military District ( Russian: Южный военный округ) is a military district of Russia. It is one of the five militar ...

since December 2018 until October 2022. He was awarded the title

Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Russian Federation (russian: Герой Российской Федерации, Geroy Rossiyskoy Federatsii), also unofficially Hero of Russia (russian: link=no, Герой России, Geroy Rossii), is the highest honorary title ...

in 2017.

Early life

Rustam Usmanovich Muradov was born in

Chinar ''Platanus orientalis'', the Old World sycamore or Oriental plane, is a large, deciduous tree of the Platanaceae family, growing to or more, and known for its longevity and spreading crown. In autumn its deep green leaves may change to blood ...

Derbentsky District Derbentsky District (russian: Дербе́нтский райо́н; lez, Дербент район; az, Дәрбәнд раjонy, italic=no, Dərbənd rayonu) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty- ...

of the

Dagestan ASSR The Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic av, Дагъистаналъул Автономияб Советияб Социалистияб Жумгьурият az, Дағыстан Мухтар Совет Сосиалист Республи ...

within the

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, then

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. Ethnically Tabasaran, his father Usman Muradov was born in Khanak in

Tabasaransky District Tabasaransky District (russian: Табасаранский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. Th ...

of the Dagestan ASSR but later moved with his parents north to Chinar, after the earthquake in southern

Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North ...

in 1966. There, he got married on Umizhat, and had three sons including Rustam.

Military career

Muradov studied at the local Chinar high school. He then graduated from the

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. Being in military service since 1990, he graduated from the Leningrad Higher Combined Arms Command School and

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with honors in 1995. In 2015, he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.Генерал из Дагестана, отличившийся в Сирии, стал Героем России
/ref> In 1996, he was a platoon and company commander. In 2008, he was appointed the commander of the 242nd Motor Rifle Regiment, and until 2009, served as the commander of the 17th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade. From 2009 to 2012, he was commander of the

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of the

. In 2012, he was promoted to a major general. From 2012 to 2013, he served as the head of the 473rd

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District training center of the

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. From 2013 to 2015, he studied in the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. From 2015 to 2017, he served as the First Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff of the 41st Russian Combined Arms Army. In 2016, he was the representative of Russia at the Joint Russian-Ukrainian Center for Control and Coordination of Ceasefire and Stabilization of the Line of Delimitation of the Parties (JCCC) in

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. On 5 March 2016, in

, Muradov, along with other representatives of the Russian side in the JCCC, came under fire for about 20 minutes. In 2017, he was appointed as a military adviser in Syria. Muradov was awarded the title of

in the same year. Then, he served as the Commander of the 2nd Guards Red Banner Army of the Central Military District until Andrey Kolotovkin replaced him in 2018. Since then, he's the Deputy Commander of the

. He was promoted to

on 20 February 2020 by the decree of the

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. On 11 November 2020, he was appointed the commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces in

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, after a

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ending the war over the region. He was replaced by Major General Mikhail Kosobokov on 9 September 2021. In February 2022, the European Union imposed personal sanctions against Muradov in connection with the Russian military operation in Ukraine. On October 7, 2022, General Muradov was appointed Commander of

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Muradov appointed Commander of Eastern Military District
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References

Bibliography

* Назначения в Вооружённых Силах. Генерал-майор Мурадов Рустам Усманович. // Российское военное обозрение. 2018. No. 1 (165). — С.70. * Назначения в Вооружённых Силах. Генерал-майор Мурадов Рустам Усманович. // Российское военное обозрение. 2018. No. 12 (176). — С.70. {{DEFAULTSORT:Muradov, Rustam 1973 births People from Derbentsky District Russian lieutenant generals Heroes of the Russian Federation Recipients of the Order of Courage Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia) Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni People of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war Living people Tabasaran people Russian individuals subject to the European Union sanctions