Alexander Sladkov

Alexander Valeryevich Sladkov (Russian: Александр Валерьевич Сладков; born April 1, 1966, Monino, Moscow Region, USSR) is a Russian military correspondent and a special correspondent for the Izvestia program.

Alexander Valeryevich Sladkov
Born (1966-04-01) April 1, 1966
Monino, Moscow Region, U.S.S.R.
Alma materKurgan Higher Military-Political Aviation School
Occupation
  • Journalist
Years active1992–present

Biography

Sladkov graduated from Kurgan Higher Military-Political Aviation School in 1987.[1][2] In 1992 retired from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with the rank of Senior lieutenant (First lieutenant). From 1992 to 1993, he worked as a correspondent for the regional newspaper "Vremya" in the town of Shchelkovo in the Moscow Region and the program "Voice of Russia" on Radio Rossii.[3]

He studied journalism at the Faculty of Humanities University, graduating with an externship.[4] Since 1993, Sladkov has worked on the television channel "Rossiya" as a correspondent of the program "Izvestiya". From April 2002 to September 2015 he was the author, manager, and presenter of the "Military Program",[5] and from September 2003 to January 2004 he was the presenter of the TV entertainment program "Steep Route". Sladkov broadcast news from Grozny during the battles of the Russian forces against the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in January 1995, March and August 1996, and January 2000. On August 9, 2008, he was wounded in the leg during the Russian military invasion of Georgia.[6]

He covered the Transnistria conflict, the Tajikistani Civil war, the Chechen war, and Russo-Georgian war in 2008 and Russo-Ukrainian war. Since 2014, he has been a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.[7]

Work in Ukraine

Since the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014, Alexander Sladkov has worked in the occupied territories (without official permission and accreditation from Ukrainian government), justifying the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Russian army's war crimes against Ukrainian civilians.

Sladkov regularly conducts interrogations of Ukrainian prisoners of war and political prisoners after being tortured by the Russian special services. One of the most famous victim was Ukrainian journalist and writer Stanislav Aseyev from Donetsk.[8][9]

In April 2020 Alexander Sladkov published a video on his YouTube channel showing Russian positions near the Ukrainian-controlled town of Horlivka, Donetsk Region. In this video the separatists fired from 122 mm caliber Partisan launcher (improvised launcher for MLRS BM-21 Grad), which was prohibited according to Minsk agreements that were rejected by both sides .[10]

Personal life

Alexander Sladkov is married, and has four children. They live in Moscow.[11]

Awards
  • Honorary weapon (1999) - from the Russian Minister of Defense, Marshal of the Russian Federation I.D. Sergeev.[13]
  • Award of the Federal Security Service of Russia (nomination "Television and Radio Programs", 2013) - for the propaganda film "Fire Bail. Those who survived" [16]
  • Award of the Federal Security Service of Russia (nomination "Television and Radio Programs", 2019–2020) - for the propaganda film "Operation Argun" [17]
  • A valuable gift (2007) from the Russian Minister of Defence S. B. Ivanov - for active assistance in completing of missions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.[18]
  • Order of Friendship (2013, self-proclaimed non-recognized Republic of South Ossetia) - for significant personal contribution to the development of friendly Russian-South Ossetian relations, high professionalism, courage, and selflessness demonstrated during the Russo-Georgian war.[20]
  • «Военкор» 'War Correspondent medal, (November 2020, 'Wave of Memory' Organisation, Moscow).[21]

See also

References
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  2. "Читать Швабра, Ленин, АКМ. Правдивые истории из жизни военного училища онлайн". bookshake.net. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  3. "Александр Сладков/Alexandr Sladkov". Люди. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "ТАТЬЯНА СЛАДКОВА: "НЕ СОЧТИТЕ МЕНЯ СУМАСШЕДШЕЙ, НО Я ЛЮБЛЮ ОПАСНУЮ РАБОТУ МУЖА"". www.trud.ru (in Russian). 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  5. "Все мы родом из армии". Красная Звезда. 14 February 2002.
  6. "В Южной Осетии получил ранение журналист НТВ". Известия (in Russian). 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  7. "Члены Общественного совета при Минобороне РФ посетили автошколу ДОСААФ в Рязани — Союз Десантников России" (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  8. "Достатньо було сказати, що зроблять з його дівчиною – Асєєв про допит Протасевича на телебаченні Білорусі (рос.)". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  9. Как пленного украинского журналиста превратили в "шпиона" | Донбасc Реалии, retrieved 2022-07-16
  10. "Пропагандист РФ в своем видео случайно показал карту по которой боевики корректируют огонь по позициям ВСУ • ГЛАВК – главные новости со всего мира". ГЛАВК. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
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  12. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 08.05.1996 г. № 683". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  13. "Вернувшись из Чечни, министр обороны заявил, что российские войска пришли туда навсегда". polit.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  14. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 08.12.2000 г. № 1982". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  15. "В Москве впервые вручили премии ФСБ России за лучшие произведения об органах безопасности". NewsRu. 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  16. "Подведены итоги Конкурса ФСБ России за лучшие произведения литературы и искусства о деятельности органов федеральной службы безопасности 2013 года". Federal Security Service of Russian Federation Official website. 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014.
  17. "Итоги Конкурса ФСБ России на лучшие произведения литературы и искусства о деятельности органов федеральной службы безопасности 2019 – 2020 гг". Federal Security Service of Russian Federation website. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  18. "Александр Сладков: биография и личная жизнь, жена, карьера и успех, Инстаграм и фото". 100Biografiy - Сайт о биографиях знаменитостей (in Russian). 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  19. "Представители средств массовой информации, награждённые государственными наградами". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  20. "» Указ "О награждении Орденом Дружбы Сладкова А.В." Официальный сайт Президента Республики Южная Осетия" (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  21. "В Москве прошла онлайн-церемония вручения медали "Военкор"" (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-15.
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