Aleksandr Matovnikov

Aleksandr Matovnikov
Александр Матовников
Matovnikov in 2018
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 January 2020
Preceded by	Aleksandr Lentsov
4th Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District
In office 26 June 2018 – 22 January 2020
President	Vladimir Putin
Preceded by	Oleg Belaventsev
Succeeded by	Yury Chaika
Personal details
Born	(1965-09-19) 19 September 1965 (age 58) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	FSB Academy
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Russia
Branch/service	Federal Security Service
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	Alpha Group
Battles/wars	Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis Second Chechen War Moscow theater hostage crisis Russo-Ukrainian War Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Syrian civil war Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation

Aleksandr Anatolyevich Matovnikov (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Матовников; born 19 September 1965) is a Russian politician and lieutenant general who is currently the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation since 22 January 2020. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2017. Matovnikov was previously the fourth Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District, serving from 2018 to 2020.

In his military career, he was the Deputy Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Main (Intelligence) Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces from 2013 to 2015, and Commander of the MTR and Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces 2015 to 2018.

Matovnikov was also a member of the Russian Security Council from 2018 to 2020.