Sergei Surovikin Age, Wiki and Bio

Sergei Surovikin

Quick Info

ProfessionArmy Personnel
NationalityRussian
Date of Birth11/10/1966
Age57 years
BirthplaceNovosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Siberian Federal District, Russian Federation)

Bio/Wiki

Full nameSergei Vladimirovich Surovikin

Physical Stats & More

Height175 cm (5’ 9”)
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBald

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolOmsk Higher Military Command School
Educational QualificationGraduate

Personal Life

ReligionChristianity
Zodiac signLibra
HometownNovosibirsk, Siberian Federal District, Russia

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Family
Wife/SpouseNot known
Children
Daughters2

Career

Military Service
Service/BranchRussian Army
RankFour-Star General
Service Years1987 - present
Commands
  • 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division (1991)
  • 201st Division
  • 34th Simferopol Motorized Rifle Division (2002)
  • Senior Commander of the 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division (2004)
  • Deputy Commander of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army (2005)
  • Commander of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army (2005)
  • Eastern Military District (2010)
  • Commander of the Air Defense Forces (2013)
  • Commander of the Russian Armed Forces (2017)
  • Russian Aerospace Forces (2017)
  • Commander of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria (2019)
  • Commander of the Russian Army in Ukraine (2022)
Appointments
  • Chief-of-Staff of the 92nd Motor Rifle Regiment (1995)
  • Chief-of-Staff of the 149th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment
  • Chief of the Main Operational Directorate (MOU) (2008)
  • Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCGS)
  • Chief of Staff of the Volga-Urals Military District (2010)
  • Chief of Staff of the Central Military District (TsVO) (2010)
  • Chief of Staff of the Eastern Military District (2012)
Military Awards
  • Order of the Red Star by the Russian government
  • Order of Military Merit by the Russian government
  • Order of Courage by the Russian government (3 times)
  • Hero of the Russian Federation medal (2017)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Commanded operations in Syria in 2017 and 2019 as a colonel general in the Russian Army.
Led the Russian military in Ukraine in 2022.
Started military career in 1987 after training at Omsk Higher Military Command School.
Participated in the Soviet-Afghan War and served with Russian special forces 'Spetsnaz'.
Held various high-ranking positions in the Russian Army.
Served as the commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
Intensified efforts to regain Ukrainian territory lost during counter-offensive.