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	'''Valery Yevgenyevich Yevtukhovich''' ({{langx\|ru\|Вале́рий Евге́ньевич Евтухо́вич}}; born 17 April 1954) is a ] ] who was ] from 2007 to 2009, and was Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander from 2005 to 2007. Over the course of his career he positions at nearly every level of command within the Airborne Forces.<ref name="RG">{{Cite web \|last=Gavrilov \|first=Yuri \|title=Анатолий Сердюков представил офицерам нового командующего ВДВ Валерия Евтуховича \|trans-title=Anatoly Serdyukov introduced officers to the new commander of the VDV Valery Yevtukhovich \|work=] \|~~lang~~=ru \|date=7 December 2007 \|url=https://rg.ru/2007/12/07/vdv.html }}</ref>		'''Valery Yevgenyevich Yevtukhovich''' ({{langx\|ru\|Вале́рий Евге́ньевич Евтухо́вич}}; born 17 April 1954) is a ] ] who was ] from 2007 to 2009, and was Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander from 2005 to 2007. Over the course of his career he held positions at nearly every level of command within the Airborne Forces, and was deployed in the conflicts in ] and former ].<ref name="RG">{{Cite web \|last=Gavrilov \|first=Yuri \|title=Анатолий Сердюков представил офицерам нового командующего ВДВ Валерия Евтуховича \|trans-title=Anatoly Serdyukov introduced officers to the new commander of the VDV Valery Yevtukhovich \|work=] \|language=ru \|date=7 December 2007 \|url=https://rg.ru/2007/12/07/vdv.html }}</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
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	==Military career==		==Military career==
	Between 1975 and 1979 he was a platoon ~~and~~ and then company commander with the 350th Parachute Regiment. From 1979 to 1981 he was deployed to ] during the ], and held the position of battalion chief of staff and deputy commander, within the same regiment. In 1981 he was briefly a battalion chief of staff in the 234th Parachute Regiment before being sent to the ]. After graduating in 1984 Yevtukhovich became chief of staff of the 104th Parachute Regiment, holding that position until 1986. From February to September 1986 he was the deputy chief of staff of the ] before becoming the commander of the 301st Training Parachute Regiment. From 1989 to 1990 he was the chief of staff and deputy commander of the ].<ref name="bio" />		Between 1975 and 1979 he was a platoon and then company commander with the 350th Parachute Regiment. From 1979 to 1981 he was deployed to ] during the ], and held the position of battalion chief of staff and deputy commander, within the same regiment. In 1981 he was briefly a battalion chief of staff in the 234th Parachute Regiment before being sent to the ]. After graduating in 1984 Yevtukhovich became chief of staff of the 104th Parachute Regiment, holding that position until 1986. From February to September 1986 he was the deputy chief of staff of the ] before becoming the commander of the 301st Training Parachute Regiment. From 1989 to 1990 he was the chief of staff and deputy commander of the ].<ref name="bio" />

	===General officer===		===General officer===
			] in Kosovo]]
	From 1990 to 1992 Yevtukhovich was the commander of the 224th Training Center of separate airborne brigade NCOs, and then from 1992 was the commander of the ] in ]. He then attended the ] from 1994, and graduated in 1996, ~~and~~ afterwards ~~served~~ as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Airborne Forces from 1997 to 1998.<ref name="RG" /><ref name="bio" />		From 1990 to 1992 Yevtukhovich was the commander of the 224th Training Center of separate airborne brigade NCOs, and then from 1992 was the commander of the ] in ]. He then attended the ] from 1994, and graduated in 1996, afterwards serving as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Airborne Forces from 1997 to 1998.<ref name="RG" /><ref name="bio" />

	In the late 1990s he served in the Russian VDV peacekeeping contingent in ], being the commander of the VDV operational group there as of 1999. After the ], which he took part in organizing, Russia joined the NATO-led ], and Yevtukhovich was the first commander of the ].<ref name="RG" /><ref name="Gazeta">{{Cite news \|last=Okunev \|first=Dmitri \|title=На пороге Третьей мировой: как ВДВ России перехитрили НАТО \|trans-title=On the brink of Third World War: How the VDV of Russia outsmarted NATO \|date=11 June 2019 \|newspaper=] \|~~lang~~=ru \|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/science/2019/06/11_a_12407875.shtml }}</ref> He served in that position from June or July 1999 to October 2000,<ref name="bio" /> being succeeded by ],<ref>{{Cite web \|title= Командировками миротворцев в Косово занимались мздоимцы из штаба ВДВ \|trans-title=Peacekeepers' deployment in Kosovo was handled by bribe-takers at the VDV Staff \|date=13 January 2003 \|~~lang~~=ru \|work=] \|url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/13/01/2003/5703ba7d9a7947afa08c78c0 }}</ref> before becoming Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces from 2000 to 2005.<ref name="bio" />		In the late 1990s he served in the Russian VDV peacekeeping contingent in ], being the commander of the VDV operational group there as of 1999. After the ], which he took part in organizing, Russia joined the NATO-led ], and Yevtukhovich was the first commander of the ].<ref name="RG" /><ref name="Gazeta">{{Cite news \|last=Okunev \|first=Dmitri \|title=На пороге Третьей мировой: как ВДВ России перехитрили НАТО \|trans-title=On the brink of Third World War: How the VDV of Russia outsmarted NATO \|date=11 June 2019 \|newspaper=] \|language=ru \|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/science/2019/06/11_a_12407875.shtml }}</ref> He served in that position from June or July 1999 to October 2000,<ref name="bio" /> being succeeded by ],<ref>{{Cite web \|title= Командировками миротворцев в Косово занимались мздоимцы из штаба ВДВ \|trans-title=Peacekeepers' deployment in Kosovo was handled by bribe-takers at the VDV Staff \|date=13 January 2003 \|language=ru \|work=] \|url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/13/01/2003/5703ba7d9a7947afa08c78c0 }}</ref> before becoming Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces from 2000 to 2005.<ref name="bio" />

	Yevtukhovich succeeded ] as ] on 19 November 2007. He was dismissed on 7 May 2009 and eventually replaced by ].<ref name="RG" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Konovalov \|first=Ivan \|title=Десантник Евтухович спрыгнул с поста \|trans-title=Paratrooper Yevtukhovich jumped from his post \|~~lang~~=ru \|date=7 May 2009 \|work=] \|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1165461 }}</ref>		Yevtukhovich succeeded ] as ] on 19 November 2007. He was dismissed on 7 May 2009 and eventually replaced by ].<ref name="RG" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Konovalov \|first=Ivan \|title=Десантник Евтухович спрыгнул с поста \|trans-title=Paratrooper Yevtukhovich jumped from his post \|language=ru \|date=7 May 2009 \|work=] \|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/1165461 }}</ref>

	==Awards and decorations==		==Awards and decorations==
	;Russia and the Soviet Union<ref name="bio">{{Cite web \|title=Евтухович Валерий Евгеньевич \|trans-title=Yevtukhovich Valery Yevgenyevich \|~~lang~~=ru \|publisher=Union of Paratroopers of Russia \|url=http://sdrvdv.ru/evtuxovich-valerij-evgenevich-2007-po-2009/ }}</ref>		;Russia and the Soviet Union<ref name="bio">{{Cite web \|title=Евтухович Валерий Евгеньевич \|trans-title=Yevtukhovich Valery Yevgenyevich \|language=ru \|publisher=Union of Paratroopers of Russia \|url=http://sdrvdv.ru/evtuxovich-valerij-evgenevich-2007-po-2009/ }}</ref>
	*], 4th class with swords		*], 4th class with swords
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Lieutenant General Valery Yevtukhovich
Official portrait, 2008
Born	(1954-04-17) 17 April 1954 (age 70) Vyazma, Smolensk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia
Service / branch	Soviet Airborne Forces Russian Airborne Forces
Years of service	1975–2009
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	242nd Training Center Russian Military Contingent in Kosovo Airborne Forces Staff Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces
Battles / wars	Soviet-Afghan War Incident at Pristina Airport
Alma mater	Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School Frunze Military Academy General Staff Academy

Valery Yevgenyevich Yevtukhovich (Russian: Вале́рий Евге́ньевич Евтухо́вич; born 17 April 1954) is a Russian Airborne Forces lieutenant general who was commander of the Airborne Forces from 2007 to 2009, and was Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander from 2005 to 2007. Over the course of his career he held positions at nearly every level of command within the Airborne Forces, and was deployed in the conflicts in Afghanistan and former Yugoslavia.

Early life and education

Yevtukhovich was born on 17 April 1954 in Vyazma, Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union. He graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School of the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) in 1975.

Military career

Between 1975 and 1979 he was a platoon and then company commander with the 350th Parachute Regiment. From 1979 to 1981 he was deployed to Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War, and held the position of battalion chief of staff and deputy commander, within the same regiment. In 1981 he was briefly a battalion chief of staff in the 234th Parachute Regiment before being sent to the Frunze Military Academy. After graduating in 1984 Yevtukhovich became chief of staff of the 104th Parachute Regiment, holding that position until 1986. From February to September 1986 he was the deputy chief of staff of the 7th Guards Airborne Division before becoming the commander of the 301st Training Parachute Regiment. From 1989 to 1990 he was the chief of staff and deputy commander of the 104th Guards Airborne Division.

General officer

Yevtukhovich (left) and U.S. general Bantz Craddock in Kosovo

From 1990 to 1992 Yevtukhovich was the commander of the 224th Training Center of separate airborne brigade NCOs, and then from 1992 was the commander of the 242nd Training Center of the Airborne Forces in Omsk. He then attended the General Staff Academy from 1994, and graduated in 1996, afterwards serving as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Airborne Forces from 1997 to 1998.

In the late 1990s he served in the Russian VDV peacekeeping contingent in Bosnia-Herzegovina, being the commander of the VDV operational group there as of 1999. After the Incident at Pristina Airport, which he took part in organizing, Russia joined the NATO-led Kosovo Force, and Yevtukhovich was the first commander of the Russian military contingent in Kosovo. He served in that position from June or July 1999 to October 2000, being succeeded by Vladimir Kazantsev, before becoming Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces from 2000 to 2005.

Yevtukhovich succeeded Alexander Kolmakov as commander of the Russian Airborne Forces on 19 November 2007. He was dismissed on 7 May 2009 and eventually replaced by Vladimir Shamanov.

Awards and decorations

Russia and the Soviet Union

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class with swords
Order of Military Merit
Order of the Red Star
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class

References

^ Gavrilov, Yuri (7 December 2007). "Анатолий Сердюков представил офицерам нового командующего ВДВ Валерия Евтуховича" [Anatoly Serdyukov introduced officers to the new commander of the VDV Valery Yevtukhovich]. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian).
^ "Евтухович Валерий Евгеньевич" [Yevtukhovich Valery Yevgenyevich] (in Russian). Union of Paratroopers of Russia.
Okunev, Dmitri (11 June 2019). "На пороге Третьей мировой: как ВДВ России перехитрили НАТО" [On the brink of Third World War: How the VDV of Russia outsmarted NATO]. Gazeta.Ru (in Russian).
"Командировками миротворцев в Косово занимались мздоимцы из штаба ВДВ" [Peacekeepers' deployment in Kosovo was handled by bribe-takers at the VDV Staff]. RBK Group (in Russian). 13 January 2003.
Konovalov, Ivan (7 May 2009). "Десантник Евтухович спрыгнул с поста" [Paratrooper Yevtukhovich jumped from his post]. Kommersant (in Russian).

Military offices
Preceded byVitaly Raevsky	Commander of the 242nd Training Center 1992–1994	Succeeded bySergey Serikov
Preceded by??	Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Airborne Forces 1997–1998	Succeeded byYuri Gorsky
Preceded byPosition established	Commander of the Russian military contingent in Kosovo 1999–2000	Succeeded byVladimir Kazantsev
Preceded by??	Deputy Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces 2000–2005	Succeeded by??
Preceded byNikolai Staskov	Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces 2005–2007	Succeeded byNikolai Ignatov
Preceded byAlexander Kolmakov	Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces 2007–2009	Succeeded byNikolai Ignatov (acting)

v t e Leadership of the Russian Airborne Forces
Commanders	Yevgeny Podkolzin Georgy Shpak Alexander Kolmakov Valery Yevtukhovich Nikolai Ignatov Vladimir Shamanov Andrey Serdyukov Mikhail Teplinsky
Chiefs of Staff and First Deputy Commanders (since 1998)	Nikolai Staskov Valery Yevtukhovich Nikolai Ignatov Yevgeny Ustinov Anatoly Kontsevoy
First Deputy Commanders (until 1997)	Osvaldas Pikauskas Alexander Chindarov
Chief of Staff (until 1998)	Valery Belayev

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