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| Vladimir Kazantsev was born in 1953 and served in the ] (VDV). He was a veteran of the ] and, after the ], the ].<ref name="FAS">{{Cite web |title=Airborne Troops |date=11 September 2003 |publisher=] |url=https://irp.fas.org/world/russia/fbis/AirborneTroops.html }}</ref> He rose to prominence in October 1996, when he was removed from his position in the ] by President ] for openly criticizing the ] for its plan to merge the independent service with the ]. However he was restored to his post within a year.<ref name="Kommersant1">{{Cite web |last=Topol |first=Sergey |title=Генерала-десантника подвела страховка |trans-title=General-paratrooper let down by his insurance |date=18 December 2001 |lang=ru |work=] |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/302951 }}</ref> In 1997 he succeeded ] as Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces for Peacekeeping Forces.<ref name="FAS" /> | Vladimir Kazantsev was born in 1953 and served in the ] (VDV). He was a veteran of the ] and, after the ], the ].<ref name="FAS">{{Cite web |title=Airborne Troops |date=11 September 2003 |publisher=] |url=https://irp.fas.org/world/russia/fbis/AirborneTroops.html }}</ref> He rose to prominence in October 1996, when he was removed from his position in the ] by President ] for openly criticizing the ] for its plan to merge the independent service with the ]. However he was restored to his post within a year.<ref name="Kommersant1">{{Cite web |last=Topol |first=Sergey |title=Генерала-десантника подвела страховка |trans-title=General-paratrooper let down by his insurance |date=18 December 2001 |lang=ru |work=] |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/302951 }}</ref> In 1997 he succeeded ] as Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces for Peacekeeping Forces.<ref name="FAS" /> | ||
| Kazantsev commanded the VDV Group deployed in the ].<ref name="Kommersant1" /> In January 2000, during that conflict, he was involved in a helicopter crash in Chechnya and survived.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Погиб бывший командующий российским контингентом в Косово |trans-title=Former commander of Russian contingent in Kosovo died |lang=ru |date=17 December 2001 |publisher=] |url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/17/12/2001/5703b3b89a7947783a5a2f02 }}</ref> | Kazantsev commanded the VDV Group deployed in the ].<ref name="Kommersant1" /> In January 2000, during that conflict, he was involved in a helicopter crash in Chechnya and survived.<ref name="RBK2">{{Cite web |title=Погиб бывший командующий российским контингентом в Косово |trans-title=Former commander of Russian contingent in Kosovo died |lang=ru |date=17 December 2001 |publisher=] |url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/17/12/2001/5703b3b89a7947783a5a2f02 }}</ref> | ||
| On 30 October 2000 he was appointed as commander of the ] in the ].<ref name="Kommersant1" /> He arrived at ] in early November.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mukhin |first=Vladimir |title=Косово: больше года без войны |trans-title=Kosovo: Over a year without war |date=18 November 2000 |lang=ru |work=] |url=https://www.ng.ru/world/2000-11-18/6_kosovo.html }}</ref> His post of Deputy Commander for Peacekeeping Forces went to Major General ].<ref name="FAS" /> Kazantsev was commander of Russian peacekeepers in Kosovo until 25 October 2001, when he was succeeded by Major General ] of the Russian Ground Forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Бывший командующий российским миротворческим контингентом в Косово генерал Владимир Казанцев погиб в результате несчастного случая у себя дома |trans-title=Former commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo general Vladimir Kazantssev died as a result of unfortunate incident at his home |lang=ru |work=] |url=https://ria.ru/20011217/36804.html?chat_room_id=36804 }}</ref><ref name="RBK1">{{Cite web |title=В Косово убит российский миротворец |trans-title=Russian peacekeeper killed in Kosovo |lang=ru |date=25 October 2001 |publisher=] |url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/25/10/2001/5703b3989a7947783a5a2d62 }}</ref> Kazantsev was to be assigned as the Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces for Military Training.<ref name="RBK1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=В Москве погиб бывший командующий российскими миротворцами в Косово |trans-title=Former commander of Russian peacekeepers in Kosovo died in Moscow |lang=ru |date=17 December 2001 |work=] |url=https://lenta.ru/news/2001/12/17/kazantsev/ }}</ref> | On 30 October 2000 he was appointed as commander of the ] in the ].<ref name="Kommersant1" /> He arrived at ] in early November.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mukhin |first=Vladimir |title=Косово: больше года без войны |trans-title=Kosovo: Over a year without war |date=18 November 2000 |lang=ru |work=] |url=https://www.ng.ru/world/2000-11-18/6_kosovo.html }}</ref> His post of Deputy Commander for Peacekeeping Forces went to Major General ].<ref name="FAS" /> Kazantsev was commander of Russian peacekeepers in Kosovo until 25 October 2001, when he was succeeded by Major General ] of the Russian Ground Forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Бывший командующий российским миротворческим контингентом в Косово генерал Владимир Казанцев погиб в результате несчастного случая у себя дома |trans-title=Former commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo general Vladimir Kazantssev died as a result of unfortunate incident at his home |lang=ru |work=] |url=https://ria.ru/20011217/36804.html?chat_room_id=36804 }}</ref><ref name="RBK1">{{Cite web |title=В Косово убит российский миротворец |trans-title=Russian peacekeeper killed in Kosovo |lang=ru |date=25 October 2001 |publisher=] |url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/25/10/2001/5703b3989a7947783a5a2d62 }}</ref> Kazantsev was to be assigned as the Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces for Military Training.<ref name="RBK1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=В Москве погиб бывший командующий российскими миротворцами в Косово |trans-title=Former commander of Russian peacekeepers in Kosovo died in Moscow |lang=ru |date=17 December 2001 |work=] |url=https://lenta.ru/news/2001/12/17/kazantsev/ }}</ref> | ||
| About a month after returning from Kosovo, on 17 December 2001, Kazantsev died after falling from the eighth floor of his Moscow apartment building, at the age of 48.<ref name="Kommersant1" /> | About a month after returning from Kosovo, on 17 December 2001, Kazantsev died after falling from the eighth floor of his Moscow apartment building, at the age of 48.<ref name="Kommersant1" /> The Moscow garrison military prosecutor's office opened an investigation into his death. Two theories about his death emerged, one that it was an accidental death and another that it was murder.<ref name="RBK2" /> | ||
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Vladimir Kazantsev (Russian: Владимир Казанцев; 1953 – 17 December 2001) was a Russian Airborne Forces major general who held multiple senior posts. From 1997 to 2000 he was Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces for Peacekeeping Forces, and from 2000 to 2001 he commanded the Russian military contingent in Kosovo. He was was supposed to become Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces for Military Training, but shortly after his return to Moscow from Kosovo, he died by falling from the window of his apartment building.
Biography
Vladimir Kazantsev was born in 1953 and served in the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV). He was a veteran of the Soviet-Afghan War and, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the First Chechen War. He rose to prominence in October 1996, when he was removed from his position in the Russian Airborne Forces by President Boris Yeltsin for openly criticizing the General Staff for its plan to merge the independent service with the Russian Ground Forces. However he was restored to his post within a year. In 1997 he succeeded Nikolai Staskov as Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces for Peacekeeping Forces.
Kazantsev commanded the VDV Group deployed in the Second Chechen War. In January 2000, during that conflict, he was involved in a helicopter crash in Chechnya and survived.
On 30 October 2000 he was appointed as commander of the Russian military contingent in the Kosovo Force. He arrived at Pristina International Airport in early November. His post of Deputy Commander for Peacekeeping Forces went to Major General Aleksandr Popov. Kazantsev was commander of Russian peacekeepers in Kosovo until 25 October 2001, when he was succeeded by Major General Nikolai Kriventsov of the Russian Ground Forces. Kazantsev was to be assigned as the Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces for Military Training.
About a month after returning from Kosovo, on 17 December 2001, Kazantsev died after falling from the eighth floor of his Moscow apartment building, at the age of 48. The Moscow garrison military prosecutor's office opened an investigation into his death. Two theories about his death emerged, one that it was an accidental death and another that it was murder.
References
- ^ "Airborne Troops". Federation of American Scientists. 11 September 2003.
- ^ Topol, Sergey (18 December 2001). "Генерала-десантника подвела страховка" [General-paratrooper let down by his insurance]. Kommersant (in Russian).
- ^ "Погиб бывший командующий российским контингентом в Косово" [Former commander of Russian contingent in Kosovo died] (in Russian). RBK Group. 17 December 2001.
- Mukhin, Vladimir (18 November 2000). "Косово: больше года без войны" [Kosovo: Over a year without war]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian).
- "Бывший командующий российским миротворческим контингентом в Косово генерал Владимир Казанцев погиб в результате несчастного случая у себя дома" [Former commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo general Vladimir Kazantssev died as a result of unfortunate incident at his home]. RIA Novosti (in Russian).
- ^ "В Косово убит российский миротворец" [Russian peacekeeper killed in Kosovo] (in Russian). RBK Group. 25 October 2001.
- "В Москве погиб бывший командующий российскими миротворцами в Косово" [Former commander of Russian peacekeepers in Kosovo died in Moscow]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 17 December 2001.
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| Preceded byNikolai Staskov | Deputy Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces for Peacekeeping Forces 1997–2000 |
Succeeded byAleksandr Popov |
| Preceded byValery Yevtukhovich | Commander of the Russian military contingent in Kosovo 2000–2001 |
Succeeded byNikolai Kriventsov |