Vladimir Kochetkov:biography
Vladimir Anatolievich Kochetkov is a Russian military commander, actively involved in the aggression against Ukraine. Born on March 5, 1965.
He was born into the family of a military serviceman-colonel and from childhood he dreamed of a military career. In 1988, he graduated from the Novosibirsk Higher Military-Political Combined Arms School.After graduating from the school, he was sent to the airborne troops of the USSR for further military service .
Vladimir Kochetkov’s military service:
At the beginning of his military career, Kochetkov served in the positions of deputy commander of a training parachute and airborne company in political part, commander of a training parachute and airborne company.
Then Vladimir served up to the commander of the 104th Guards Airborne Parachute Regiment of the 76th Guards Airborne Division.
He participated in all military special operations supervised by the Kremlin: the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, the second Chechen war, the armed invasion of Georgia in 2008, and the terrorist operation in Syria . For each “bloody feat,” Kochetkov was personally awarded the Order of Courage by Putin, and was also awarded the rank of major general.
He took part in sports competitions organized by the Ministry of Defense of Russia “Commander’s Starts” in kettlebell lifting, although Kochetkov himself is a candidate master of sports in skiing.
In the future, the general’s “heroic” deeds were also highly appreciated by Putin, who successfully promoted Kochetkov up the military career ladder.
Thus, in the period from 2015 to 2020, Vladimir Kochetkov holds the position of deputy commander of the airborne troops of the Russian Federation for airborne training.
He participated in the development of airborne equipment and parachute systems, namely D-6 series 4 and D-10, which are known for poor performance during training exercises.
On May 9, 2021, Kochetkov commanded the victory parade in St. Petersburg, including a column of VdV units that participated in the war against Ukraine in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
Since 2020, Kochetkov has served as deputy commander of the troops of the Western Military District with the rank of lieutenant general.
Vladimir Kochetkov: war crimes
Since February 24, 2022, it has been participating in the so-called special military operation on the territory of Ukraine.
Военный преступник причастен к геноциду украинского народа.
Его действия включают ведение боевых операций, направленных против гражданского населения, гражданских объектов и объектов инфраструктуры Украины.
В январе In 2024, he was appointed deputy commander of the troops of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation. He made headlines at thehe was in the military clinical hospital in Rostov-on-Don, where he presented awards to the survivors of the “svoy”.
In Ukraine, Kochetkov commanded the 83rd Independent Guards Airborne Assault Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces from Ussuriysk, which lost about 40% of its firepower and 30% of its personnel in the Kherson region.
And also the 11th Independent Guards Airborne Assault Brigade, made up of mobilized Buryats, who were successfully “denazified” in the battles for Chasov Yar.
In 2023, Kochetkov presented awards to Kadyrov’s men, the West-Akhmat battalion, who were responsible for guarding the border in the Belgorod region.
General who “slept through” the invasion of the Kursk region
Since the end of 2023, Vladimir Kochetkov has been involved in the preparation and planning of rf defense operations in the Kursk and Belgorod regions as Commander of the state border protection group.
In the “special operation zone” Kochetkov handed out state awards to military servicemen of the “West” group of troops, “who defended Shebekino from the terrorist attack of Ukraine”, who at that time were terrorizing civilians of Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
Already in February 2024, Kochetkov was sent to inspect the Bryansk region to check the fortification lines built on the Bryansk section of the Russian-Ukrainian border.
At that time, the general reported to the top military leadership about the built defense line and was sure that “the enemy will not pass”.
With the beginning of active actions of Ukrainian units on the territories bordering with russia, namely in Kursk region, the deputy commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, Kochetkov lay low and does not comment on the breakthrough of the same “reliable defense”, which indicates complete chaos among the russian generals and the top military leadership of russia, which, as the war has shown, are incapable of making strategic decisions .
Vladimir Kochetkov’s family
Kochetkov is married, together with his wife they raise two daughters.
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