Yevgeny Nikiforov

Yevgeny Nikiforov
Yevgeny Nikiforov
Native name	Евгений Валерьевич Никифоров
Birth name	Yevgeny Valeryevich Nikiforov
Born	1 January 1970 (age 54); Aksha, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia
Years of service	1987–present
Rank	Colonel General
Commands held	Western Military District;

Yevgeny Valeryevich Nikiforov (Russian: Евгений Валерьевич Никифоров; born 1 January 1970), is a Russian military officer who is currently the commander of the Western Military District since 23 January 2023. He had previously been the Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military District from 2020 to 2023.^[1] He has held the rank of colonel general since 17 February 2023.^[2]^[3]

Since 14 May 2018, he has been under international sanctions of Ukraine.

^ "В Западном и Южном военных округах сменили командующих". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17.02.2023 № 99 ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов ∙ Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ "Путин присвоил звание генерал-полковника командующим Восточным и Западным военными округами". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[1] "В Западном и Южном военных округах сменили командующих". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 24 January 2023.

[2] "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17.02.2023 № 99 ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов ∙ Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[3] "Путин присвоил звание генерал-полковника командующим Восточным и Западным военными округами". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

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