Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (military officer)

Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Вячеслав Овчинников
Ovchinnikov examines the Order of Honor of the Nation of Aslambek Ismailov
Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of Russia
In office
5 April 1999 – 22 January 2000
Preceded byPavel Maslov
Succeeded byVyacheslav Tikhomirov
Chief of the Main Directorate for Correction of Punishments
In office
June 1997 – August 1998
Preceded byYuri Kalinin
Succeeded byVladimir Yalunin
Personal details
Born (1945-03-08) 8 March 1945
Alma materLeningrad Higher Artillery Command School
Kalinin Military Artillery Academy
General Staff Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
RankColonel general
UnitODON
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War
Ossetian-Ingush conflict
First Chechen War
War in Dagestan
Second Chechen War
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Vyacheslav Viktorovich Ovchinnikov (Russian: Вячеслав Викторович Овчинников; born October 25, 1946, Rasskazovo, Tambov Oblast) is a senior official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Colonel General, and Doctor of Law.