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Vladimir Kuroyedov

Soviet admiral · Russia · On the map · Lived 1944 to 2026 · aged 81

Admiral of the Fleet Vladimir Ivanovich Kuroyedov was a Russian naval officer who was Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy from 1997 to 2005.

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A typical day, 30 days to 18 June 2026

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Awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Order of Military Merit
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy"
Medal for Military Valour
Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
Medal «For diligence in performing engineering tasks»
Defence Ministry's 200 year medal
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class

About this person

His previous roles included chief of staff of the Baltic Fleet from 1993 to 1996, commander of the Pacific Fleet from 1996 to 1997, and Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy in 1997. He started his career in the Soviet Navy by graduating from the Pacific Higher Naval School in 1967 and mostly served in the Pacific Fleet, later becoming a graduate of the Grechko Naval Academy and the Voroshilov General Staff Academy. He was the second officer to be promoted to admiral of the fleet in the Russian Federation. His tenure as the head of the navy coincided with several major accidents, most notably the Kursk submarine disaster in 2000.

Country
Russia
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1944 to 2026 · aged 81

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