Viktor Kazantsev

Viktor Kazantsev
Kazantsev in 2001
Born	(1946-02-26)26 February 1946 Kokhanovo [ru], Vitsebsk Voblast, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	14 September 2021(2021-09-14) (aged 75) Krasnodar, Russia
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Russia
Service/branch	Soviet Army Russian Army
Years of service	1963–2000
Rank	General of the Army
Battles/wars	Soviet-Afghan War First Chechen War War of Dagestan Second Chechen War
Other work	Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District

Viktor Germanovich Kazantsev (Russian: Ви́ктор Ге́рманович Каза́нцев, IPA: [ˈvʲiktər ˈɡʲɛrmənəvʲɪtɕ kɐˈzantsɨf]; 26 February 1946 – 14 September 2021) was an envoy of the Russian president to the Southern Federal District from 2000 to 2004. He performed primary negotiations between the Russian government and the Chechen opposition. Decorated with the Hero of the Russian Federation title,^[1] he was involved in coordinating the government responses to various violent actions in Chechnya. Kazanstev was also involved in coordinating the rescue attempt during the Moscow theatre hostage situation, which took place in October 2002.^[2]