Alexey Naumets
Alexey Vasilievich Naumets | |
|---|---|
 Senator Naumets from the executive body of the Pskov region | |
| Native name | Алексей Васильевич Наумец |
| Born | 11 February 1968 |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union (1986–1991) Russia (1991–present) |
| Service | Soviet airborne (1986–1992) Russian Airborne Troops (1992–present) |
| Years of service | 1986–present |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | 106th Guards Airborne Division 76th Guards Air Assault Division |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of Military Merit |
Alexey Vasilievich Naumets (Russian: Алексей Васильевич Наумец; born 11 February 1968) is a Russian Airborne Troops major general. He served with the airborne troops from 1986 and fought in the Second Chechen War and Russo-Georgian War. Naumets was severely injured in a car accident with Russian Airborne Troops commander Vladimir Shamanov in October 2010 while acting commander of the 106th Guards Airborne Division. In February 2013, he was appointed commander of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division at Pskov.[2] He was promoted to major general in June 2014.[3] Naumets was placed on the European Union sanctions list in September 2014 for his command of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division in Crimea.[4]
Military service
[edit]Naumets graduated from the Ryazan School of Communications in 1986 and was sent to the 103rd Guards Airborne Division at Vitebsk.[5] Naumets was involved in the suppression of the Fergana riots and the Osh riots in 1990. He served in the Second Chechen War with the 247th Air Assault Regiment. In 2005 he became chief of staff of the 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment of the 76th Guards Airborne Division. On 2 June 2007 Naumets was appointed commander of the 247th Air Assault Regiment.[6] He led the regiment in the Russo-Georgian War, where it fought in the Battle of Kodori Gorge.[7] On 24 August 2009 he became chief of staff of the 106th Guards Airborne Division.[8] Naumets became acting commander of the division in July 2010.[5] On 31 October he was seriously injured in a car accident along with Vladimir Shamanov.[9] Division deputy commander Gennady Anashkin took command of the division. [10] After recovering from his injuries Naumets resumed duty as division chief of staff.[11]
On 27 February 2013 Naumets was appointed commander of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division at Pskov.[2] During the spring of 2014 the 76th Division participated in the annexation of Crimea. [12] On 12 June he was promoted to major general. [3]
Sanctions
[edit]Sanctioned by the UK government in 2014 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [13]
For his leadership of the division in Crimea, Naumets was placed on the European Union sanctions list in September 2014.[4] He was placed on the Canadian sanctions list in February 2015.[14] In late November 2015 Naumets was awarded the Order of Military Merit because the 76th Division was for three consecutive years considered the most efficient airborne detachment.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Naumets is married to Nelly and has a son, Igor.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Hird, Karolina; Bailey, Riley; Wolkov, Nicole; Phillipson, Layne; Barros, George; Clark, Mason (10 March 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 10 2023". ISW. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
A miliblogger praised Deputy Chief of Staff of the VDV Major General Aleksey Naumets, who purportedly commands Russian forces on the Svatove-Kreminna line, claiming that Naumets is competent at making advances while an unnamed commander (presumably Eastern Military District Commander Colonel General Rustam Muradov) senselessly loses Russian armor in Vuhledar.
- ^ a b "Командиром 76-й десантно-штурмовой дивизии назначен полковник Алексей Наумец" [Colonel Alexey Naumets appointed commander of 76th Air Assault Division]. Pskov News Feed (in Russian). 1 March 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Командиру 76-й дивизии Алексею Наумцу присвоено звание генерал-майора" [76th Division commander Alexey Naumets promoted to Major general]. Pskov Information Agency (in Russian). 12 June 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ a b "List of persons and entities under EU restrictive measures over the territorial integrity of Ukraine" (PDF). Council of the European Union. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ a b "У тульских десантников сменился комдив" [Tula Paratroopers Komdiv replaced]. MySlo (in Russian). 28 July 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Новый комполка десантников" [New regiment commander paratroopers]. www.stapravda.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ Metelev, Kirill (11 August 2015). "Комдив Василич" [Komdiv Vasilich]. Командор (in Russian). No. 1. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ a b Kopytova, Yulia (6 May 2011). "Настоящий полковник…" [This colonel...]. 71ru.info (in Russian). Magazine Tula Arsenal. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Полковник Наумец, пострадавший в ДТП с Шамановым, пришел в сознание" [Colonel Naumets injured in accident with Shamanov, regained consciousness]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 31 October 2010. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ "Gennady Anashkin". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).
- ^ "Наумец: Не учится только ленивый" [Naumets: Do not learn only lazy]. ИА «Тульская пресса» (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ "Псковские десантники, побывавшие в Крыму во время недавних событий, получили госнаграды и благодарности от президента" [Pskov paratroopers in Crimea during recent events receive awards from President]. pln-pskov.ru (in Russian). 13 May 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Canada announced further sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian individuals and entities". EN.Censor.net. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ "Комдив 76-й дивизии ВДВ награждён орденом «За военные заслуги»" [Komdiv 76th Division VDV awarded Order of Military Merit]. Pskov Information Agency (in Russian). 29 December 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
