Alexei Kim

Alexei Rostislavovich Kim (Russian: Алексей Ростиславович Ким; born 21 September 1958) is a Russian Ground Forces colonel general. He is Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

This article is about the Russian colonel general. For the Soviet-born South Korean chess player, see Alexey Kim (chess player).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Rostislavovich and the family name is Kim.

Alexei Rostislavovich Kim
Native name
Алексей Ростиславович Ким
Born21 September 1958 (1958-09-21) (age 65)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service/branch
  • Soviet Ground Forces
  • Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1979–present
RankColonel general
Battles/wars
  • Soviet–Afghan War
  • Tajikistani Civil War
  • Second Chechen War
  • Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
  • Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Russian invasion of Ukraine

Kim was appointed one of the three deputy commanders of Russian troops in Ukraine in January 2023.

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