Pyotr Stepanovich Deynekin (russian: Пётр Степа́нович Дейне́кин; 14 December 1937 – 19 August 2017) was a Russian military general. He was born in

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. In 1997, he was awarded the

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. Deynekin's rank was General of the army. Also he had the federal state civilian service rank of

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. In 1969, he graduated from the

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. From 1991 to 1992, he was commander-in-chief of the air force and deputy defense minister of the USSR. In 1992, he served as commander-in-chief of the Air Force of the Commonwealth of Independent States. From 1992 until 1998, he was the commanding officer of the Air Force of the Russian Federation. He retired in 2002. Deynekin died on 19 August 2017 in

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at the age of 79.The ex-commander of the Russian Air Force Deynekin died at the age of 80
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1937 births 2017 deaths Russian Air Force generals Soviet Air Force generals Burials at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery Heroes of the Russian Federation Generals of the army (Russia) 1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation People from Rostov Oblast {{military-bio-stub