Igor Kirillov (officer)
Igor Anatolyevich Kirillov | |
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| Native name | Игорь Анатольевич Кириллов |
| Born | July 13, 1970 Kostroma, RSFSR |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Service |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Russian NBC Protection Troops |
| Awards | Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", Order of Military Merit, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", Medal "For Vilitary Valour", Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms", Medal "For Distinguished Military Service", Medal "For Participation in Victory Day Military Parade", Medal "Participant of the military operation in Syria" |
| Alma mater | NBC Protection Military Academy |
Igor Anatolyevich Kirillov (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Кириллов; born 13 July 1970, Kostroma, RSFSR) is a Russian Lieutenant General. He is the Head of the NBC Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces.
Biography
[edit]He was born on July 13, 1970, in the city of Kostroma, RSFSR.[citation needed]
He has been in the Armed Forces of the USSR since 1987. In 1991 he graduated with honours from the Kostroma Higher Military Command School of Chemical Defense. From 1991 to 1994 he served as a platoon commander in the Western Group of Forces. After the latter left Germany he served in the Moscow Military District. Since 1995, he successively held positions from company commander to commander of a separate radiation, chemical and biological protection brigade.
From 2005 to 2007 he studied at the NBC Protection Military Academy.[citation needed]
Since 2009, he served in various positions in the Office of the Chief of the Russian NBC Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces.[citation needed]
In September 2014, Kirillov was appointed head of the Timoshenko NBC Protection Military Academy.[1]
Since April 2017, Major General Kirillov has been the head of the NBC Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.[2][3][4][5] He took part in the creation and adoption of the new heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 "Tosochka".[6]
For direct participation in military actions against a sovereign state, Igor Kirillov was added to the international sanctions list.[7] On February 23, 2022, he was added to Canada's sanctions list.[7] On October 19, 2022, he was added to the sanctions list of Ukraine.[8] He was also sanctioned by the United Kingdom on 8 October 2024.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Кириллов Игорь. "Военная академия РХБЗ — главный учебно-методический центр войсковой радиационной, химической и биологической защиты — Игорь Кириллов — Военный совет — Эхо Москвы, 11.03.2017". Эхо Москвы (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Начальником войск РХБ-защиты стал генерал-майор Игорь Кириллов". ТАСС. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Кострома. Кириллов И.А. выступил с лекцией на тему: "Современное состояние и перспективы развития войск РХБ защиты Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации"". www.moovso.ru. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Новости - Фонд "ОФИЦЕРСКОЕ БРАТСТВО" поздравил генерал-лейтенанта Игоря Кириллова с юбилеем". www.fondob.ru. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Игорь Кириллов: "Формула защиты от триады угроз"". ИА «Оружие России». Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "ТОС-2 Тосочка. Описание. Назначение. ТТХ. Фото. Видео". Оружие | Военная техника | Армия (in Russian). 2021-03-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ a b "КИРИЛЛОВ Игорь Анатольевич - биография, досье, активы | Война и санкции". sanctions.nazk.gov.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №726/2022 Про рішення Ради національної безпеки і оборони України від 19 жовтня 2022 року «Про застосування та внесення змін до персональних спеціальних економічних та інших обмежувальних заходів (санкцій)»". Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "UK slaps sanctions on Russian forces for chemical weapons use in Ukraine". The Kyiv Independent. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08.