Andrei Leonidovich Krasov (; born January 27, 1967) is a

Russian Airborne Troops The Russian Airborne Forces (russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ, Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, VDV) are the airborne forces branch of the Russian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1992 from units of ...

Colonel and a

Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Russian Federation (russian: Герой Российской Федерации, Geroy Rossiyskoy Federatsii), also unofficially Hero of Russia (russian: link=no, Герой России, Geroy Rossii), is the highest honorary title ...

. He is currently the commander of Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School.

Biography

Andrei Krasov was born on January 27, 1967, in Zemlyanka,

Orenburg Oblast Orenburg Oblast (russian: Оренбургская область, ''Orenburgskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name ''Chkalov Oblast'' () ...

RSFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

. In 1988, he graduated from Ryazan Airborne Troops Institute. Andrei Krasov began his military service in the

106th Guards Airborne Division The 106th Guards Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division, more generally referred to as the Tula Division, is one of the four airborne divisions of the Russian Airborne Troops, the VDV (russian: Воздушно-десантные во ...

, where he served until getting the position of commander of airborne battalion. After finishing

Frunze Academy The M. V. Frunze Military Academy (russian: Военная академия имени М. В. Фрунзе), or in full the Military Order of Lenin and the October Revolution, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Academy in the name of M. V. Frunze (rus ...

in 2005, Andrei Krasov became the commander of the 234th Guards airborne regiment. In 2008, he was deputy commander of the

76th Airborne Division , image = Great emblem of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division.svg , image_size = 200 , caption = Great emblem of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division , dates = 1 September 1939 – present , country = ...

. Colonel Krasov participated in combat operations during 2008 Georgian campaign. During the war, he was a commander of one of the battalion tactical task forces. His battalion was in vanguard of Gori offensive and engaged with Georgian 1st mechanized brigade. On August 13 they have captured Georgian military base nearby the city of Gori. On September 5, 2008, Andrei Krasov was awarded

. In January 2010 he became the commander of Ryazan Airborne Troops Command School. In September–October 2010 Krasov was criticised by Russian Defence Minister

Anatoly Serdyukov Anatoly Eduardovich Serdyukov (russian: Анатолий Эдуардович Сердюков; born 8 January 1962) is a Russian politician and businessman. He was Russia's Minister of Defense from 15 February 2007 to 6 November 2012, and made ...

for ordering the demolition of a small wooden church.Moscow Times 19 October 2010
Retrieved 30 November 2010

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krasov, Andrei Heroes of the Russian Federation Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia) People of the Russo-Georgian War 1967 births Living people Frunze Military Academy alumni United Russia politicians 21st-century Russian politicians Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School alumni Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Seventh convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)