Nikolai Bogdanovsky
Nikolai Bogdanovsky | |
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Bogdanovsky in 2009 | |
| Native name | Николай Васильевич Богдановский |
| Birth name | Nikolai Vasilyevich Bogdanovsky |
| Born | 18 February 1957 Predgorny, Altai Krai, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia |
| Branch | Soviet Army Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1982–present |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | Central Military District (2012-2014) |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Ukrainian War Syrian Civil War |
Nikolai Vasilyevich Bogdanovsky (Russian: Николай Васильевич Богдановский; born on 17 January 1957) is a Russian Ground Forces colonel general who has been the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation since 12 June 2014. He commanded the Central Military District from 2012 to 2014, was the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces for Combat Training from 2011 to 2012, commanded the Leningrad Military District from 2009 to 2011, and was the Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces from 2008 to 2009.