Sergey Viktorovich Karakayev (, born 4 June 1961) is a Russian

Strategic Rocket Forces The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation (RVSN RF; ) is a military branch, separate combat arm of the Russian Armed Forces that controls Russia's land-based intercontinenta ...

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who has been the

commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces The Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces () is the general officer responsible for leading the Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Armed Forces. History In the years after World War II the development of Soviet ballistic missiles was the re ...

since 2010.

Early life and education

Karakayev was born on 4 June 1961 in the

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. His military education includes graduating from the Rostov Higher Military Command-Engineering School in 1983, the

Dzerzhinsky Military Academy Russia has a number of military academies of different specialties. This article primarily lists institutions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation rather than those of the Soviet Armed Forces. Russian institutions designated as an "aca ...

in 1994, and the General Staff Academy in 2009.

Military career

Karakayev held command roles at every level of the

, and began his service in the 320th Missile Regiment of the 7th Guards Rocket Division. His senior commands included the 27th Guards Rocket Army from 2006 to 2008, the chief of staff and First Deputy Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces from 22 October 2009, and the commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces from 22 June 2010.

Awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

2nd, 3rd, and 4th classes * Order of Military Merit

References

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