Yakov Rezantsev

Yakov Vladimirovich Rezantsev
Native name
Яков Владимирович Резанцев
Born(1973-06-17)17 June 1973
Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service / branch Soviet Army
 Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1990–present
RankLieutenant general
Unit49th Combined Arms Army
Battles / wars

Yakov Vladimirovich Rezantsev (Russian: Яков Владимирович Резанцев; 4 January 1973) is a Russian lieutenant general (two-star rank). Between 2020 and 2023, he commanded the 49th Army of the Southern Military District.[1]

According to Ukrainian officials, he was killed in Chornobaivka near Kherson (Ukraine) during the 2022 Chornobaivka attacks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Russian sources have not confirmed his death.

  1. ^ "В Ставрополе назначен новый командующий 49-й общевойсковой армией — ИА REGNUM". Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

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