Mikhail Teplinsky

Mikhail Teplinsky
Native name	Михаил Юрьевич Теплинский (Russian) Михайло Юрійович Теплинський (Ukrainian)
Birth name	Mikhail Yuryevich Teplinsky Mykhaylo Yuriyovych Teplynskyy
Born	(1969-01-09) 9 January 1969 (age 55) Mospyne, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Russia
Service/branch	Russian Airborne Forces
Years of service	1987–present
Rank	Colonel general
Commands held	Russian Airborne Forces
Battles/wars	Transnistria War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive[1]
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation

Mikhail Yuryevich Teplinsky (Russian: Михаил Юрьевич Теплинский; Ukrainian: Михайло Юрійович Теплинський, romanized: Mykhaylo Yuriyovych Teplynskyy; born 9 January 1969) is a Russian colonel general born in Soviet Ukraine who has served as commander of the Russian Airborne Forces since June 2022. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 1995.