Back ڤيكتور كيركوڤ ARZ ویکتور چیرکوف AZB Wiktor Wiktorowitsch Tschirkow German Wiktor Czirkow Polish Чирков, Виктор Викторович Russian Чирков Віктор Вікторович Ukrainian
Viktor V. Chirkov | |
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| Native name | Виктор Викторович Чирков |
| Born | 8 September 1959 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Almaty, Kazakhstan) |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Service/ |  Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1977–2016 |
| Rank |  Admiral |
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Viktor Viktorovich Chirkov (Russian: Виктор Викторович Чирков; born 8 September 1959, in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR)[1] is a Russian admiral and the former commander of the Baltic Fleet. On 6 May 2012, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, succeeding Vladimir Vysotsky, who had occupied the post for almost five years.[2][3] He retired from his position due to health reasons in March 2016.
- ^ "Viktor Chirkov". Ministry of Defence. Mil.ru. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Medvedev Replaces Russian Navy Commander". RIA Novosti. En.rian.ru. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ Cook, Brad (6 May 2012). "Medvedev Names Russian Navy, Air Force Heads on Last Kremlin Day". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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