Pavel Anatolyevich Popov (russian: Павел Анатольевич Попов; born 1 January 1957), is a Russian army officer who is the Deputy

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since 7 November 2013. He holds the rank of General of the Army as of 11 December 2015. Popov had previously been the Head of the Civil Protection Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations from 2004 to 2008, and the Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations from 2008 to 2013.

Biography

Pavel Popov was born on 1 January 1957 in

Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...

. He is an ethnic Russian. In 1978, he graduated from the Alma-Ata Higher Combined Arms Command School, after which he served in the

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of the

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. In 1986, he was transferred to the

Far Eastern Military District The Far Eastern Military District (russian: Дальневосточный военный округ; Dalʹnevostochnyĭ voennyĭ okrug) was a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2010 it was merged with the Pacific ...

as commander of a motorized rifle battalion. After graduating from the

Frunze Military 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 1990, Popov served as chief of staff - a deputy commander of the civil defense regiment of the

Central Asian Military District The Red Banner Central Asian Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, which existed in 1926–1945 and 1969–1989, with its headquarters at Tashkent (1926–1945) and Almaty (1969–1989). By USSR Order No.304 of 4 ...

from 1990 to 1993, a commander of the 493rd separate mechanized civil defense regiment from 1993 to 1996, and had been the First Deputy Head of the East Siberian Regional Center of the

EMERCOM The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (russian: Министерство Российской Федерации по делам гражданской ...

of Russia. In 1996, Popov was appointed head of the East Siberian regional center of the EMERCOM of Russia, and in 1999 - the head of the Siberian regional center of the EMERCOM of Russia. In these positions, he directly supervised the rescue operations at the crash site of the A-310 airbus near the city of

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Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...

on 23 March 1994, the liquidation of the consequences of the earthquake on the

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in 1994, and the

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transport plane crash in the suburb of

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in 1996. Under his leadership, the delivery of humanitarian cargo and construction materials to the flood-affected city of

Lensk Lensk ( rus, Ленск, p=lʲɛnsk; sah, Лиэнскэй, ''Lienskey'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Lensky District, Sakha Republic, Lensky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. As of ...

in 2001, the extinguishing of large forest fires in the

Chita Oblast Chita Oblast ( rus, Чити́нская о́бласть, r=Čitínskaja óblastj, p=tɕɪˈtʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) was a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in southeast Siberia, Russia. Its administrative center was the city of Chita. ...

in 2003, and the elimination of the consequences of the earthquake in the

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in 2003, as well as other emergencies were carried out. On 12 June 2004, by Decree of the President of Russia No. 751, Popov was awarded the military rank of

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. In 2004, he was appointed head of the Civil Protection Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and held this position until 2008. From 2008 to 2013, Popov served as Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations. According to the income statement, in 2012 Popov earned more than 5.2 million rubles. In 2013, he was transferred to work at the

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and was appointed deputy minister. On 31 July 2013, the Minister of Defense,

Sergey Shoygu Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu, ; tyv, Сергей Күжүгет оглу Шойгу, translit=Sergey Kyzhyget oglu Shoygu, . (russian: Сергей Кужугетович Шойгу; born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician who has served as ...

, at the visiting meeting of the Collegium of the Ministry of Defense, announced that Popov would oversee the creation of the

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. By the decree of the

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, on 7 November 2013, Popov was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense Also, in connection with the appointment, he became a member of the collegium of the Russian Ministry of Defense. He is one of the developers of the concept for a multi-level system of permanently operating Russian Defense Control Centers. By the decree of the President of Russia on 11 December 2015, Popov was promoted to "General of the Army". On 15 October 2020, the

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sanctioned Popov in connection with the poisoning of

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. The sanctions include a ban on entry into the EU and on financial transactions, as well as an

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References

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