Vladimir Zarudnitsky

Zarudnitsky was born on 6 February 1958 in Abinsk. After entering the military in 1975, he graduated from the Ordzhonikidze Higher Military Command School in 1979. Between 1979 and 1985, he commanded a platoon and then a company in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. Between 1985 and 1987, he was head of an intelligence regiment in the GSFG. In 1989, Zarudnitsky graduated from the Frunze Military Academy.

Zarudnitsky served in the Soviet Army from the 1970s and became a junior officer in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, commanding a platoon, company, and intelligence regiment. After his 1989 graduating from the Frunze Military Academy, Zarudnitsky became chief of staff of a regiment and a regimental commander in the Far Eastern Military District. He then served as chief of staff and commander of a motor rifle brigade in the North Caucasus Military District.

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From 1991 to 1994, Zarudnitsky served as chief of staff of a regiment and later commanded a regiment in the Far Eastern Military District. In 1997, Zarudnitsky became chief of staff of the 131st Motor Rifle Brigade at Maykop. He took command of the brigade in 1999,{{Cite news|url=http://kommersant.ru/doc/1787481|title=Зарудницкий Владимир Борисович|date=4 October 2011|work=Kommersant|language=ru|trans-title=Zarudnitsky Vladimir Borisovich|access-date=13 October 2016}} leading it in the Second Chechen War.{{Cite news|url=http://ura.ru/news/1052183133|title=В Екатеринбург прибыл генерал Зарудницкий. Сегодня он получил власть над четвертью всей территории России. Полномочиями наделял человек Сердюкова|last=Dorofeyev|first=Valery|date=16 June 2014|work=ura.ru|language=ru|trans-title=In Yekaterinburg today arrived General Zarudnitsky. Today, he got power over a quarter of Russia. Powers given by Serdyukov|access-date=17 October 2016}}

Zarudnitsky entered the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, graduating in 2003 with honors. He became commander of the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division in the Volga–Urals Military District. In January 2005, he became chief of staff and first deputy commander of the 36th Army in the Siberian Military District. In February 2007, he became commander of the army.

In April 2009, Zarudnitsky became chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Moscow Military District.

In March 2011, he became deputy commander of the Southern Military District. On 3 October, he became head of the Main Operational Directorate and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.{{Cite news|url=https://ria.ru/spravka/20111003/448247837.html|title=Владимир Борисович Зарудницкий. Биографическая справка|date=3 October 2011|work=RIA Novosti|language=ru|trans-title=Vladimir Borisovich Zarudnitsky Biography|access-date=13 October 2016}}

On 10 December 2013, Zarudnitsky was awarded the Order of Military Merit.{{Cite web|url=http://kremlin.ru/supplement/1581|title=Награждённые государственными наградами Российской Федерации|date=10 December 2013|publisher=President of Russia|language=ru|trans-title=Those awarded state awards of the Russian Federation|access-date=17 October 2016}}

In June 2014, he became commander of the Central Military District.{{Cite web|url=http://structure.mil.ru/management/info.htm?id=11559589@SD_Employee|title=Зарудницкий Владимир Борисович|publisher=Russian Federation Ministry of Defense|language=ru|trans-title=Zarudnitsky Vladimir Borisovich|access-date=13 October 2016}}

On 22 November 2017, he was appointed chief of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.{{Cite news|url=http://www.redstar.ru/index.php/newspaper/item/35235-shtandarty-v-nadjozhnykh-rukakh|title=Штандарты в надёжных руках|last=Pinchuk|first=Alexander|date=29 November 2017|work=Krasnaya Zvezda|access-date=23 December 2017|last2=Khudoleyev|first2=Viktor|language=ru|trans-title=Standards in Safe Hands}}

Zarudnitsky is married and has a son and a daughter.

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Category:1958 births

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Category:Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia)

Category:People from Krasnodar Krai

Category:Frunze Military Academy alumni

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