Viktor Afzalov

Viktor Afzalov
Viktor Afzalov
	Official portrait, 2023
Native name	Виктор Афзалов
Birth name	Viktor Musavirovich Afzalov
Born	9 June 1968 (age 56); Ukromne, Crimea, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia
Service / branch	Soviet Air Forces; Russian Air Force; Russian Aerospace Forces
Rank	Colonel general
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces; 11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Battles / wars	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine; ;

Viktor Musavirovich Afzalov (Russian: Виктор Мусавирович Афзалов; born 9 June 1968) is a Russian colonel general, who has served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces since 20 October 2023, when he succeeded Sergey Surovikin, who was removed by Vladimir Putin. ^[3]^[4]^[2]^[5]

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