Anatoly Khrulyov
Russian general (born 1955)
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Colonel General Anatoly Nikolayevich Khrulyov (Russian: Анатолий Николаевич Хрулёв; Naro-Fominsk; born 3 June 1955) is a Russian general who was the commander of the Russian 58th Army from 2006 until his retirement in 2010. He saw service in South Ossetia during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War,[1] in the course of which he was wounded when his military column moving into Tskhinvali was attacked by Georgian forces on 9 August 2008.[2] On 18 May 2015, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the armed forces of Georgia's breakaway Republic of Abkhazia,[3] in which position he was succeeded, 3 August 2018, by Major General Vasily Lunyov, also a career Russian officer.[4]
Born3 June 1955 (age 71)
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Russia
Abkhazia
Soviet Union
Russia
AbkhaziaBranch
Russian Ground Forces
Abkhazian ArmyServiceyears
1971–20102015–2018
Anatoly Khrulyov | |
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Anatoly Khrulyov | |
| Born | 3 June 1955 (age 71) |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia Abkhazia |
Branch | Russian Ground Forces Abkhazian Army |
Service years | 1971–2010 2015–2018 |
Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | 58th Army |
Conflicts | 2008 South Ossetia War |
