Yury Nikolayevich Yakubov (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Якубов; born 29 August 1946), is a retired officer of the

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and

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who commanded the

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from 1999 to 2006. His final rank was

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Biography

Yakubov was born on 29 August 1946 in

Velikiye Luki Velikiye Luki ( rus, Вели́кие Лу́ки, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪjə ˈlukʲɪ; lit. ''great meanders''. Г. П. Смолицкая. "Топонимический словарь Центральной России". "Армада-� ...

, to a military family. His father, Yury, and his mother served in the

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. After graduating from high school in Velikiye Luki, he chose his father's profession, by joining the

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in 1963. Yakubov graduated from the in 1967. Until 1968, he commanded a tank platoon in the

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, then until 1973, commanded a platoon and a tank company in the 323rd Heavy Tank Regiment of the 10th Guards Tank Division of the 3rd Combined Arms Army of the

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. In 1973, he attended the Military Academy of Armored Forces named after Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Ya. Malinovsky. By 1976, after his graduation, Yakubov became the chief of staff of a tank regiment in the Kiev Military District. In 1978, he graduated from the Higher Officer Course “Vystrel” named after Marshal of the Soviet Union B. M. Shaposhnikov. Between September 1979 and August 1984, he commanded the 317th Guards Tank Regiment in the 22nd Guards Tank Division of the

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based in

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. In 1982, he was deputy commander and commander of the 17th Guards Tank Division in the Kiev Military District. In June 1985, Yakubov was transferred as commander of the 90th Guards Tank Division in East Germany. About two years later, he was the first deputy commander of the

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in the Group of Soviet Forces in

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, and was promoted to major general. A serious indicator of the integrity of Yu. Yakubov's military service is the fact that he received three military ranks ahead of schedule, which was an extremely rare case. In 1990, Yakubov graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces named after K. E. Voroshilov. After his graduation, he served as chief of staff - first deputy commander of the

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in the

. In October 1991, he was the commander of the 6th Army in the

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. On 13 February 1992, Yakubov was promoted to lieutenant general, and in June 1994, he became deputy commander of the Far Eastern Military District. On 2 August 1999, Yakubov was appointed as commander of the Far Eastern Military District, where he was promoted to colonel general. On 22 February 2003, Yakubov was promoted to

. On 10 September 2006, Yakubov retired upon reaching the age limit for military service.

Post-military career

Yakubov maintained strong ties with his hometown of Velikiye Luki following his retirement, participating in many citywide events. With the creation of the Service of Inspectors General of the

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in 2008, Yakubov became a leading analyst there. In 2010 he became an assistant to the

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, and since 2013 he has served as the senior officer in the Office of Inspectors General.

Personal life

Yakubov currently lives in Moscow. He is married and has two sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yakubov, Yuri 1946 births Living people People from Velikiye Luki Generals of the army (Russia) Soviet Army officers 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 Military Merit (Russia) Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Recipients of the Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 2nd class Recipients of the Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni