Rustam Muradov

Rustam Muradov
Rustam Muradov
	Official portrait, 2020
Born	21 March 1973 (age 51); Chinar, Derbentsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Army (1990); Russian Armed Forces (1991–present); ;
Service/branch	Soviet Army (1990); Russian Ground Forces (1991–present); ;
Years of service	1990–present
Rank	Colonel General
Commands held	2nd Guards Combined Arms Army
Battles/wars	War of Dagestan; Second Chechen War; Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War; 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war (peacekeeping); 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; ;
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation; Order of Courage (2); Order of Military Merit; Order of Alexander Nevsky

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Rustam Usmanovich Muradov (Russian: Руста́м Усма́нович Мура́дов; born 21 March 1973) is a Russian military officer, serving as a Colonel General in the Russian Armed Forces.^[1]^[2] He was the Commander of the Eastern Military District from 5 October 2022 to 6 April 2023.^[3] He was the Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District since December 2018 until October 2022. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2017.

In April 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Muradov was unofficially relieved of his command following a series of failed Russian attacks close to the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, known as the Battle of Vuhledar. These attacks resulted in notably high casualties for the Russian Armed Forces and the loss of over 53 equipment pieces, including 26 tanks.^[4]

^ "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.
^ TASS, Muradov appointed Commander of Eastern Military District
^ Times, The Moscow (3 April 2023). "Top Russian General Dismissed After Vuhledar Defeat". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[1] "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.

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

[3] TASS, Muradov appointed Commander of Eastern Military District

[4] Times, The Moscow (3 April 2023). "Top Russian General Dismissed After Vuhledar Defeat". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

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Rustam Muradov
Official portrait, 2020
Born	(1973-03-21) 21 March 1973 (age 51) Chinar, Derbentsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Army (1990) Russian Armed Forces (1991–present)
Service/branch	Soviet Army (1990) Russian Ground Forces (1991–present)
Years of service	1990–present
Rank	Colonel General
Commands held	2nd Guards Combined Arms Army
Battles/wars	War of Dagestan Second Chechen War Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war (peacekeeping) 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation Order of Courage (2) Order of Military Merit Order of Alexander Nevsky