Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Selivyorstov (; born 1 August 1973) is a

Russian Airborne Forces The Russian Airborne Forces () is the airborne separate combat arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It is a rapid response force and strategic reserve that is under the President of Russia, reporting directly to the Chief of the General Staff, and ...

major general who served as commander of the

106th Guards Airborne Division The 106th Guards Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division (; MUN 55599), more generally referred to as the Tula Division, is one of the four airborne divisions of the Russian Airborne Troops, the VDV (). Based in the city of Tula, ...

between 2021 and 2023. He received the award

Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Russian Federation ( rus, Герой Российской Федерации, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ), also unofficially called Hero of Russia ( rus, Герой России, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲiɪ), is ...

in 2014.

Biography

He was born on 1 August 1973 in the village Stanki, in

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in Russia. He completed his secondary education in 1990 and graduated from an agricultural college in

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in 1992. That same year he entered the Russian military, and in 1997 he graduated from the

Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School The General V.F. Margelov Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne twice Red Banner Order of Suvorov Command School (RGVVDKU) () is a military educational institute of the Russian Ministry of Defense, situated in Ryazan, about southeast of Moscow. It was ...

. Selivyorstov was deployed as a member of the Russian military contingent in Kosovo in 1999, and later took part in the

Second Chechen War Names The Second Chechen War is also known as the Second Chechen Campaign () or the Second Russian Invasion of Chechnya from the Chechens, Chechen insurgents' point of view.Федеральный закон № 5-ФЗ от 12 января 19 ...

and the

Russo-Georgian War The August 2008 Russo-Georgian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Georgia,Occasionally, the war is also referred to by other names, such as the Five-Day War and August War. was a war waged against Georgia by the Russian Federation and the ...

. He graduated from the

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in 2010. Selivyorstov was later the deputy commander of the

45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade The 45th Separate Guards Order of Kutuzov, Order of Alexander Nevsky Spetsnaz Brigade (; Military Unit Number 28337) is the only spetsnaz unit of the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV), based near Moscow. It was formed in 1994 as the 45th Independent ...

, and for his role in the Russian annexation of Crimea, on 25 December 2014 he was awarded the title-medal

. On 15 July 2023, during the

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of the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

, Selivyorstov was dismissed as commander of the

by the Russian military command. The dismissal of Selivyorstov, who was noted for being protective of his troops, came after he had appealed to the Russian military command for better conditions for his men. The 106th was tasked with the protection of the northern flank of

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around

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Awards and decorations

(25 December 2014) *

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 ...

, 4th class *

Order of Alexander Nevsky The Order of Alexander Nevsky () is an Order (distinction), order of merit of the Russia, Russian Federation named in honour of saint Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263) and bestowed to civil servants for twenty years or more of highly meritorious ser ...

(2023) * Order of Courage (2004 and 2006) * Order of Military Merit (2022) * Medal "For Courage" (2000) *Other medals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Selivyorstov, Vladimir Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia) Recipients of the Medal "For Courage" (Russia) Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School alumni Living people 1973 births Russian Airborne Forces personnel Russian major generals Russian military personnel of the Russian invasion of Ukraine People of the Chechen wars Military personnel of the Russo-Georgian War Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni