Andrei Kolesnikov (general)
Andrei Kolesnikov | |
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| Birth name | Andrei Borisovich Kolesnikov |
| Born | 6 February 1977 |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Service years | 1999– |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | 29th Combined Arms Army |
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Andrei Borisovich Kolesnikov (Russian: Андрей Борисович Колесников; born 6 February 1977) is a Russian major-general who commanded the 29th Combined Arms Army at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was later the deputy commander of the Russian Armed Forces Operational Group in Syria as of 2023.