Oleg Salyukov


Oleg Salyukov
Official portrait, 2015
Native name
Олег Леонидович Салюков
Born (1955-05-21) May 21, 1955
Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union (to 1991)
 Russia
Service / branch Soviet Army
 Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1977–2025
RankGeneral of the Army
Commands
Battles / warsRusso-Ukrainian War
Alma mater

Oleg Leonidovich Salyukov (Russian: Олег Леонидович Салюков; born 21 May 1955) is a Russian general of the army who has been a deputy secretary of the Security Council of Russia since 2025. Before that he was the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces from 2014 to 2025. In addition, he was deputy commander of the joint military operation during the Russian invasion of Ukraine from 2023 to 2025. He was previously a deputy chief of the General Staff from 2010 to 2014 and commanded the Far Eastern Military District from 2008 to 2010.