Anatoly Ivanovich Lipinsky (') is a Russian military leader,

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former commander of the

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Biography

Lipinsky was born on 7 June 1959 in the city of

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. In 1981 after graduating from the , Baku, he was posted to the

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where he served on several ships as the principal warfare officer, an

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, and between 1985 and 1990 commanding officer of a small anti-submarine ship. After graduating in 1993 from the

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he served in the Pacific Fleet as the commanding officer of the Krivak-class

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''Retiviy'', and as executive officer and then commanding officer of the ''Slava''-class

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''Varyag'' from 1996 to 1998. * From 1998 to 2001 – the chief of staff of the 36th Division of surface ships. * From 2001 to 2004 – the commander of the 100th Brigade of landing ships. * From 2004 to 2006 – the commander of

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naval area. * By the decree of the President of the Russian Federation No.1112 of 9 October 2006 he was appointed of commander of

. * Subsequently, he was transferred to be the Commander, , from which position he retired on 21 September 2010. He was awarded the " Order of Military Merit"; he is married and has two sons and a daughter

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lipinsky, Anatoly Ivanovich 1959 births Living people Baltic Fleet Russian admirals Soviet Navy personnel Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia)