Mikhail Teplinsky

Hero of the Russian Federation

Mikhail Teplinsky
Hero of the Russian Federation; Mikhail Teplinsky
	Official portrait, 2022
Native name	Михаил Юрьевич Теплинский (Russian)
Birth name	Mikhail Yuryevich Teplinsky; Mykhailo Yuriiovych Teplynskyi
Born	9 January 1969; Mospyne, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia
Branch	Russian Airborne Forces
Service years	1991–present
Rank	Colonel general
Commands	Russian Airborne Forces
Conflicts	Transnistria War; First Chechen War; Second Chechen War; Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas; Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive; ; ;
Awards	(1995)

Mikhail Yuryevich Teplinsky (Russian: Михаил Юрьевич Теплинский; Ukrainian: Михайло Юрійович Теплинський, romanized: Mykhailo Yuriiovych Teplynskyi; born 9 January 1969) is a Russian colonel general born in Soviet Ukraine who has served as commander of the Russian Airborne Forces since June 2022. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 1995.