Lieutenant-General Valery Asapov. Dossier

Vladimir Putin and Valery Asapov, awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree. Photo: RIA Novosti / Mikhail Klimentyev

Biography

Valery Grigorievich Asapov was born on January 1, 1966 in the village of Malmyzh, Kirov region.

In 1987 he graduated with honors from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School named after General of the Army VF Margelov with the rank of lieutenant.

In 1987-1997 he served in the 104th paratrooper regiment of the 76th Airborne Assault Division of the Airborne Forces in Pskov. He passed the way from the platoon commander to the battalion commander.

In 1992-1993 he was in South Ossetia.

In 1995 he fought against terrorists in Chechnya. During the fighting in Grozny was heavily wounded in the leg.

In 2000 he graduated with honors from the Military Academy named after Frunze.

In 2002, he led the landing in the Kodori Gorge in Abkhazia.

In 2003-2007 - deputy commander, and then chief of staff of the 98th Airborne Division.

In 2007-2011, he commanded the 18th Machine-Gun Artillery Division on the island of Iturup (Kuril Islands).

In 2014, the Sakhalin Region recreated the army corps.

In 2016 he was appointed commander of the 5th All-Arms Army in the Eastern Military District. This is the most eastern army of Russia.

Merit
In the Ryazan Airborne School, despite the excellent certificate and successfully passed exams, Asapov did not pass through the competition. Left in the "partisans" - this is a long tradition of entrants who do not think of life without an airborne force. Spent a month in the woods, self-extracting food and spending the night. As a result, he was enrolled in the school with a special order.

Valery Asapov was a military general who took direct part in various operations in Chechnya, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Syria.

In Syria, a senior group of Russian military advisers. Participated in the operation to free Dair al-Zor. At the time of the fatal wound was at the command post of the Syrian troops, assisted the Syrian commanders in the management of the operation to liberate the city.(aif)

Awards:

Order of Courage.
Order "For Military Merit".
Order "For Services to the Fatherland" IV degree.
Order of the "Veteran Cross" II degree.
Medal "For Military Merit".