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Sergey Kuzovlev

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Russian military officer


Sergey Kuzovlev
Native name
Сергей Юрьевич Кузовлев
Birth nameSergey Yuryevich Kuzovlev
Born (1967-01-07)7 January 1967 (age 58)
Allegiance Soviet Union (to 1991)
 Russia
Service years1985–present
RankColonel general
Commands
Conflicts

Sergey Yuryevich Kuzovlev (Russian: Сергей Юрьевич Кузовлев; born 7 January 1967) is a Russian military officer. As of May 2024[update], he holds the rank ofcolonel general, and commands theMoscow Military District.

Biography

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Sergey Kuzovlev was born inMichurinsk on 7 January 1967. He studied at school number 21 in the city of Michurinsk,Tambov Oblast, from 1974 to 1984. In 1990, he graduated from theRyazan Higher Airborne Command School (6th company).[2]

Kuzovlev commanded the506th Guards Motorized Rifle Poznan Red Banner Order of Suvorov Regiment (ru) (military unit 21617,Totsky District,Orenburg Oblast) of the27th Guards Motor Rifle Division, and served in theFirst andSecond Chechen wars. He graduated from theCombined Arms Academy.[3] From February 2005 to July 2008, he commanded the15th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade of theVolga-Urals Military District. In May 2005, he was promoted to colonel. In 2008 he entered theMilitary Academy of the General Staff,[4] after graduating in July 2010 he was appointed commander of the18th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.

At the beginning of 2014, he was appointed chief of staff of the58th Combined Arms Army of theSouthern Military District, and on 22 February of the same year, he was promoted to major general.[5] At the end of August 2015, theSecurity Service of Ukraine announced that Kuzovlev had commanded the Russian forces in theLuhansk People’s Republic's2nd Army Corps from autumn 2014 to winter 2015, duringthe armed conflict in eastern Ukraine.[6] Russian sources denied that statement.[7]

From July 2015 to August 2016, Kuzovlev was the Commander of the20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District. From August 2016 to January 2017, he was the Commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District.[8] In March 2017, Kuzovlev was appointed commander of the newly formed8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District. On 10 June 2017, he was awarded the military rank oflieutenant general.[9] In February 2019, he was appointed Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District.[10]

From November 2020 to February 2021, Kuzovlev was the Commander of theGroup of Forces of the Armed Forces of Russia inSyria.[11][12]

In June 2021, Kuzovlev became the ex officio Acting Commander of the Southern Military District.[13] On 18 February 2021, Kuzovlev was promoted to the rank ofColonel General.[14] On 13 December 2022, Kuzolev officially became the commander of theWestern Military District.[15][16]

According to Ukrainian intelligence, Kuzovlev was commander of the troops of the Western Military District for slightly more than a month, until 26 December 2022.[17] It was announced on 23 January 2023 that Kuzovlev had been transferred to command the Southern Military District, being succeeded by Lieutenant GeneralYevgeny Nikiforov in the Western Military District.[18] During his command, theWagner Group rebellion broke out on 23–24 June 2023, which saw the mercenary group briefly occupy his headquarters.

Kuzovlev was awarded the title ofHero of the Russian Federation from Russian presidentVladimir Putin on 9 December 2025, theHeroes of the Fatherland Day (ru), in a ceremony at theKremlin.[19]

References

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  1. ^Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace; Hird, Karolina; Clark, Mason (10 June 2023)."Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 10, 2023".Institute for the Study of War.
  2. ^"Выпускники генералы" (in Russian). Сайт РРВДКУ.Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved7 January 2015.
  3. ^"Кузовлев Сергей Юрьевич".Ministry of Defence (Russia).Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved1 August 2019.
  4. ^"Новый командир миротворческой бригады" (in Russian). «РИА Самара».Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved7 January 2015.
  5. ^"Указ о присвоении воинских званий и высших специальных званий" (in Russian). Официальный сайт Президента России.Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved7 January 2015.
  6. ^"Российские войска на Донбассе - В СБУ показали структуру управления российскими войсками в Донбассе - zn.ua". 11 September 2015. Archived fromthe original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved24 January 2023.
  7. ^"СМИ рассказали о "российских генералах" в Донбассе из списка СБУ :: Политика :: РБК".Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved29 June 2016.
  8. ^"Во Владикавказе вручили штандарт новому командующему 58-й общевойсковой армией / mil.ru, 16.01.2017".Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved16 January 2017.
  9. ^"Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 10.06.2017 № 258 «О присвоении воинских званий высших офицеров, специальных званий высшего начальствующего состава, высших специальных званий и классных чинов»".Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved10 June 2017.
  10. ^"Генерал-лейтенант Сергей Кузовлев стал начальником штаба Южного военного округа / [[ТАСС]], 20 февраля 2019".Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved12 November 2019.
  11. ^"Памятный знак Герою РФ Олегу Пешкову торжественно открыли на аэродроме Хмеймим. Новости. Первый канал" (in Russian).Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved18 January 2021.
  12. ^"На авиабазе ВКС РФ Хмеймим в Сирии открыли памятник погибшему в бою с террористами летчику Роману Филипову" (in Russian).Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved4 February 2021.
  13. ^"Министр обороны России провел селекторное совещание с руководящим составом Вооруженных Сил : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации".function.mil.ru.Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved24 June 2021.
  14. ^"Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 18 февраля 2021 года №104" (in Russian).Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved18 February 2021.
  15. ^ФКУ «ОСК ЗВО» / РБК КОМПАНИИ
  16. ^ФКУ ОСК ЗВО. Карточка организации / Синапс
  17. ^"Окупанти призначили нового командувача західного во – четвертого з початку повномасштабної агресії".
  18. ^"В Западном и Южном военных округах сменили командующих".РБК (in Russian). Retrieved24 January 2023.
  19. ^"Герои войны и (не)захваченный Купянск. Рассылка «Контекст»".BBC News Russian (in Russian). 12 December 2025. Retrieved15 December 2025.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the20th Combined Arms Army
2015–2016		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the58th Combined Arms Army
2016–2017		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Position established
 Commander of the8th Guards Combined Arms Army
2017–2019		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of theSouthern Military District
2019–2022		Succeeded by
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Preceded by Commander of theRussian Group of Forces in Syria
2020–2021		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of theWestern Military District
2022		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of theSouthern Military District
2023–2024		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Position established
 Commander of theMoscow Military District
2024–present		Incumbent
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