Aleksandr Nikolaevich Fedotenkov (russian: Александр Николаевич Федотенков; born 7 January 1959) is a former officer of the Russian Navy. He holds the rank of Vice-Admiral, and was deputy commander of the Russian Navy.

Career

Fedotenkov was born on 7 January 1959 in

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, then part of the

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in the

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. He attended the , graduating in 1981, and going on to serve in the

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. Here he rose through the ranks from a laboratory engineer to senior assistant commander of a submarine. He took the , graduating in 1992, and in 1993 took command of the Project 671RTM/RTMK ''Shchuka'' nuclear attack submarine ''B-524''. This was followed with an appointment as deputy commander of the 33rd Submarine Division of the Northern Fleet. Fedotenkov graduated with honours from the

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in 2000, and from then until 2002 served as chief of staff of the 7th Submarine Division of the Northern Fleet, and then as its commander from 2002 until 2005. After further study at the

Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia The Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (russian: Военная академия Генерального штаба Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации) is the s ...

, he graduated in 2007 and until 2009 served as Deputy Commander of the , part of the Northern Fleet. From 2009 until 2011 he was commander of

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, and by

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, he was appointed commander of the

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on 24 June 2011. He succeeded

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, who was appointed to command the Northern Fleet. He was promoted to vice-admiral on 13 December 2012. On 17 April 2013 Fedotenkov was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the Russian Federation. In May 2015 Fedotenkov was the Russian leader for the joint Sino-Russian naval exercises "Sea Cooperation 2015" in the

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and

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s, alongside his counterpart, Vice-Admiral Du Jingchen of the

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. Ten ships from the Chinese and Russian navies took part in the week-long exercises starting on 17 May. Fedotenkov stated that the goal of the exercises was to "strengthen mutual understanding between the navies ... regarding boosting stability, countering new challenges and threats at sea." Fedotenkov was also the Russian director for the exercises the following year, which took place in the waters off

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. Fedotenkov reached the age of 60, the mandatory age for retirement, in 2018, and stepped down from active service. He has since been an advisor on warship construction to the director of the

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. Over his career Fedotenkov has been awarded the Order of Courage and the

Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" The Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" (russian: Орден «За службу Родине в Вооружённых Силах СССР»), also known as the Order "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed For ...

Third Class. He is married, with a son.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fedotenkov, Aleksandr Nikolaevich 1959 births Living people People from Seltso Russian admirals Soviet Navy personnel N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy alumni Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni Recipients of the Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class