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| Andrey Krasov | |
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| Андрей Красов | |
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| Member of the State Duma for Ryazan Oblast | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 5 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | constituency re-established |
| Constituency | Ryazan (No. 156) |
| Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat) | |
| In office 21 December 2011 – 5 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1967-01-27) 27 January 1967 (age 57) Zemlyanka, Orenburg Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/service |  Russian Airborne Forces |
| Years of service | 1988-present (on leave since 2011) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 76th Guards Air Assault Division |
| Commands | 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment |
Andrey Leonidovich Krasov (Russian: Андрей Леонидович Красов; born 27 January 1967) is a Russian Airborne Forces Colonel and a Hero of the Russian Federation. He is currently the commander of Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School. He was elected to the State Duma in 2011 as part of the United Russia list. In 2016 and 2021, he was elected to the State Duma in the Ryazan single member constituency.
Biography
Andrey Krasov was born on January 27, 1967, in Zemlyanka, Orenburg Oblast of RSFSR. In 1988, he graduated from Ryazan Airborne Troops Institute. Andrey Krasov began his military service in the 106th Guards Airborne Division, where he served until getting the position of commander of the airborne battalion.
After finishing Frunze Academy in 2005, Andrey Krasov became the commander of the 234th Guards airborne regiment. In 2008, he was deputy commander of the 76th Airborne Division.
Colonel Krasov participated in combat operations during the 2008 Georgian campaign. During the war, he was a commander of one of the battalion's tactical task forces. His battalion was in the vanguard of the Gori offensive and engaged with the Georgian 1st mechanized brigade. On August 13 they captured a Georgian military base near the city of Gori. On September 5, 2008, Andrey Krasov was awarded Hero of the Russian Federation.
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 for ordering the demolition of a small wooden church.
References
- Oleg Artyukov in Pravda 22 October 2010 Retrieved 30 November 2010
- Moscow Times 19 October 2010 Archived April 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 November 2010
- 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
- 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)