Tsokov Oleg Biography

Born on September 23 in the city of Gazalkent of the Bannlyk district of the Tashkent region of the Uzbek SSR, now - Uzbekistan, in the family of an officer of automobile troops and a teacher. His childhood passed in the military garrisons of Central Asia and Mongolia. After graduating from the school in the year, he was distributed to the Siberian military district of the Siberian Complex, where he began to serve as the commander of a motorized rifle platoon, and then - a motorized rifle company of one of the combat units of the Civil Code of the army corps.

During this period, he took part in a counter -terrorism operation in the Chechen Republic, in the year for the manifested courage and dedication, he was awarded the Order of Courage. After graduating from the combined-arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the year, he continued to serve in the SIBVO commander of the 2nd motorized rifle battalion of the separate guards motorized rifle brigade, the deployment point-the city of Yurga of the Kemerovo region of the combined arms army, took part in the fighting of the Second Chechen War.

The battalion that he commanded was the first of the team of the brigade entered Chechnya and was given to the strengthening of units subordinate to General Vladimir Shamanov. For the valor shown in hostilities, he was awarded the orders of courage and "for military merits." His unit has always been the best in the brigade in combat training, maintenance of equipment and weapons, in terms of military discipline and charter order, thanks to which O.

Tsovkov received the title of Colonel and was appointed deputy commander of a separate guards motorized rifle brigade in the year. In the years - the commander of the Motorized Rifle Regiment, the city of Novosibirsk, the Motor Rifle -Rifle Division of Siberia since the year - the Central Military District. In the year, he was transferred to the Southern Military District of the South Association.

From for the year - the deputy commander of the separate motorized rifle brigade of the combined arms army city of Maykop, the Republic of Adygea. For the year, he was the commander of the separate guards brigade of the Marine Corps of the Coastal Forces of the Black Sea Fleet of the Navy-the city of Sevastopol. The part entrusted to him took part in the operation to return Crimea to Russia in the year.

In the years - the commander of a separate motorized rifle Cossack brigade, the city of Budyonnovsk, the Stavropol Territory of the Yuvo Army, in the years - the deputy commander of the General Criminal Army of the South Army, the city of Stavropol. He participated in a military operation carried out by Russia since the year in Syria against international terrorist formations.

His merits were marked by the orders of Zhukov and courage.

From September to June, he is a student of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Faculty of National Security and Defense of the State. After graduating from the Academy with a gold medal, at the end of June he took part in a meeting of graduates of military universities held in the Kremlin, and made a response after the president.

In the years-the chief of staff-the first deputy commander of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District, the deployment point of the headquarters-in the city of Samara. In August, he was appointed commander of the Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Guards Combined Arms of the Western Military District, but already in September he was seriously wounded in the matchmaker in the Lugansk People's Republic.

After a long treatment, despite the worsened state of health, he insisted on returning to duty and again went to his zone. In the year, the deputy commander of the troops of the Southern Military District was appointed a deployment point of the headquarters-the city of Rostov-on-Don. He was characterized as a competent leader and a bold officer who was not afraid to travel to the advanced position, who understood and borrowed his soldiers.

He died on July 11 in the city of Berdyansk Zaporizhzhya region as a result of the British winged missiles Storm Shadow on the reserve command post of the combined arms army. He was buried on July 17 in the city of Maikop Adygea. By decree of the President of the Russian Federation “closed” dated July 19, for courage and heroism manifested in the performance of military duty, Lieutenant General Tsokov Oleg Yuryevich was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation posthumously.

The Golden Star medal was transferred to the Hero Family on August 24 in the House of the Government of the Republic of Adygea Maikop by the deputy commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, Lieutenant General A. Military ranks: Major General was awarded the Order of Zhukov, 3 orders of courage,, the Order of Military Merit, honey. Honored Military Specialist of the Russian Federation.

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