Igor Korobov
Colonel General Igor Valentinovich Korobov (Russian: И́горь Валенти́нович Ко́робов; 3 August 1956 – 21 November 2018) was the Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Russia's military intelligence agency previously known as the GRU.
Colonel General Igor Korobov | |
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| И́горь Ко́робов | |
| Director of Russian Military Intelligence | |
| In office 2 February 2016 – 21 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Igor Sergun |
| Succeeded by | Igor Kostyukov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Igor Valentinovich Korobov 3 August 1956 Vyazma, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 21 November 2018 (aged 62) Moscow, Russia |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
| Branch/service | Soviet Air Force Russian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1973–2018 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles/wars | Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War |
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