Oleg Makarevich

Oleg Leontyevich Makarevich (Russian: Олег Леонтьевич Макаревич; born 30 December 1962) is a Russian army officer who has served as first deputy head of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation since 2019.[1][2][3] He was promoted to the rank of colonel general on 17 February 2023.[4]

Oleg Makarevich
Native name
Олег Леонтьевич Макаревич
Birth nameOleg Leontyevich Makarevich
Born (1962-12-30) 30 December 1962
Kuznetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service/branch Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1979–present
RankColonel General

References
  1. Kateryna Stepanenko; Karolina Hird; Riley Bailey; Grace Mappes; George Barros; Layne Philipson; Frederick W. Kagan (20 January 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 20, 2023". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 21 January 2023. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has not yet confirmed Teplinsky's dismissal nor confirmed Makarevich's appointment.
  2. Karolina Hird; Grace Mappes; Angela Howard; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan (21 January 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 21, 2023". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 21 January 2023. Milblogger discourse surrounding the reported replacement of Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky with Lieutenant General Oleg Makarevich as commander of the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) has further emphasized the fracture between two main groups within the Russian MoD—the pro-Gerasimov camp, comprised of those who represent the conventional MoD establishment, and milblogger favorites who are less aligned with the MoD institution.
  3. "Универсальный солдат: что известно об Олеге Макаревиче, которого называют новым командующем ВДВ, и почему Михаил Теплинский отправлен в отставку" [A universal soldier: what is known about Oleg Makarevich, who has been named the new commander of the airborne forces, and why Mikhail Teplinsky has been dismissed]. bloknot.ru (in Russian). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17.02.2023 № 99 ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов ∙ Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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