Arkady Viktotovich Bakhin (russian: Аркадий Викторович Бахин) is a retired military
officer
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of the
Russian Federation
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with the rank of
General of the Army.
Biography
Bakhin was born 8 May 1956 in Kaunas,
Lithuanian SSR
The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (Lithuanian SSR; lt, Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinė Respublika; russian: Литовская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Litovskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialistiche ...
. He graduated from the Moscow Higher Command School named after the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1973–1977),
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 ...
(1984–1987),
Military Academy of the General Staff of Armed Forces (1995–1997).
He served as a platoon leader, company, battalion chief of staff of the Southern group of troops and the Kiev Military District (1977–1984), commander of the infantry battalion, regiment chief of staff, commander of the school rifle regiment (1987–1992), and commander of the infantry regiment in the
85th Motor Rifle Division, a brigade commander in the Siberian Military District (1992–1995), commander of the
102nd Military Base
The Russian 102nd Military Base ( hy, Ռուսական 102-րդ ռազմակայան; russian: 102-я российская военная база) is a Russian military base in Gyumri, Armenia, under the command of the Southern Military Distri ...
in Gyumri, Armenia, the commander of the
42nd Motor Rifle Division in the North Caucasus Military District (1997–2000), Chief of Staff of the Group of Russian Troops in Transcaucasia (2000–2002), Deputy Commander of the
North Caucasus Military District
The North Caucasus Military District was a military district of the Russian Armed Forces, which became in 2010 the Southern Military District and lately also included the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla.
It comprised the Republic of Adygeya, ...
(2002–2004), commander of the
41st Army (2004–01.2006), Deputy Commander of the
Siberian Military District
The Siberian Military District was a Military district of the Russian Ground Forces. The district was originally formed as a military district of the Russian Empire in 1864. In 1924 it was reformed in the Red Army. After the end of World War II th ...
(01.2006–09.07.2007), serving as Makarov's deputy, Chief of Staff of the Siberian military district (09.07.2007–03.12.2008), commander of the
Volga-Urals Military District (03.12 .2008–09.07.2010).
On 9 July 2010 by order of the Minister of Defence, Bakhin was named to the position of interim commander of the
Western Military District
The Western Military District (russian: Западный военный округ, Zapadnyy voyennyy okrug) is a military district of Russia.
It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction primari ...
.
He was promoted to Colonel-General in 2010.
He was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland IV degree of Military Merit, Courage, medals.
On 17 November 2015, General Bakhin was dismissed from his post and retired from military service by President
Vladimir Putin
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. No explanation for his removal was given.
He has since served as a senior director at the state corporation
Rosatom
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, where he oversees the production of all conventional (non-nuclear) weapons.
Honours and awards
Soviet Union
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Medal "For Impeccable Service"
The Medal "For Impeccable Service" (russian: Медаль «За безупречную службу») was a Soviet military award for long service awarded to deserving members of the military personnel of the armed forces of the USSR, of the Int ...
2nd and 3rd classes
Russian Federation
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Order of Courage
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Order of Military Merit
*Medal "For Military Valour" 1st class (Min Def)
*Medal "200 Years of the Ministry of Defence" (Min Def)
*Two Medals "For Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Min Def)
*Medal "For Strengthening Military Cooperation" (FSB)
*Medal "For Strengthening Military Cooperation" (MVD)
*Medal "For Distinguished Military Service" 1st class (Min Def)
References
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Russian Wikipedia entry, based upon official website of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, and the newspaper
Krasnaya Zvezda
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.
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1956 births
Living people
Military personnel from Kaunas
Generals of the army (Russia)
Soviet Army officers
Frunze Military Academy alumni
Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni
Recipients of the Order of Courage
Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia)
Russian individuals subject to European Union sanctions
Deputy Defence Ministers of Russia