Oleg Tsokov

Oleg Tsokov
Oleg Tsokov
	Tsokov in 2021
Native name	Олег Юрьевич Цоков
Birth name	Oleg Yuryevich Tsokov
Born	23 September 1971; Gʻazalkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Died	11 July 2023 (aged 51); Berdiansk, Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Cause of death	Killed in Action
Allegiance	Russia
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Years of service	1990–2023
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	205th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade; 810th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade; 20th Guards Combined Arms Army;
Battles / wars	First Chechen War; Second Chechen War; Syrian Civil War; Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive †; ; ;

Oleg Yuryevich Tsokov (Russian: Олег Юрьевич Цоков; 23 September 1971 – 11 July 2023) was a Russian lieutenant general who served in the Russian Ground Forces as deputy commander of the Southern Military District. He was killed in 2023 by a missile strike during a Ukrainian counteroffensive against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.