Aleksandr Sanchik

Aleksandr Sanchik
Sanchik in 2020
Native name
Александр Семёнович Санчик
Birth nameAleksandr Semyonovich Sanchik
Born (1966-10-15) 15 October 1966 (age 58)[1]
Moscow, Soviet Union[2]
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service / branch Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1985–present
RankLieutenant general
CommandsEastern Military District (acting) (since May 2024)
Battles / warsRusso-Ukrainian War

Lieutenant General Aleksandr Semyonovich Sanchik (Russian: Александр Семёнович Санчик; born on 15 October 1966), is a Russian military leader who is currently the acting commander of the Eastern Military District since May 2024.

He had been the Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military District since 2023.[3]

Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he is under sanctions from the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries.

Biography

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Aleksandr Sanchik was born in Moscow on 15 October 1966.[4]

From 1985 to 1989, he was a cadet of the Tashkent Higher Tank Command Order of Lenin School named after twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of Armored Forces P. S. Rybalko.

In 2000, he graduated from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

From 2013 to 2014, he was the commander of the 27th separate guards motorized rifle brigade.

From 2014 to 2015, he was the commander of the 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division.

He served in the Russian military intervention in Syria. He held major command positions from tank platoon commander to commander of a combined arms army.

In 2015, he was a student at the Faculty of National Security and State Defense of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, which he graduated two years later.

In 2017, he was the Deputy Commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District.

In September 2020, he became the Commander of the 35th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District.

In May 2023, he had been the Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military District. A year later, Sanchik became the acting commander of the Eastern Military District.[5]

Sanctions

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On 2 August 2022, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sanchik was included in Canada's sanctions list of "regime associates" as "involved in the unprovoked and unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine, including the Bucha massacre".[6][7]

On 13 December 2022, he came under British sanctions for being involved in missile attacks on Ukrainian cities.[8][9]

On 25 February 2023, he was added to the sanctions list of all EU countries for supporting and carrying out actions that undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.”[10]

For similar reasons, it is under sanctions from Switzerland, Ukraine, Japan and New Zealand.[11][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Official Journal L 59I/2023". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  2. ^ "Official Journal L 59I/2023". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  3. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17.02.2022 № 64 ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов ∙ Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  4. ^ "Official Journal L 59I/2023". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  5. ^ "Участники встречи с командующими войсками военных округов". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  6. ^ Public Works and Government Services Canada Government of Canada (2022-08-17). "Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 156, Number 17: Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations". gazette.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  7. ^ Canada, Global Affairs (2022-02-04). "Sanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine". GAC. Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  8. ^ "New UK sanctions target senior Russian commanders following strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  9. ^ "Британия ввела санкции против 12 российских военачальников". РБК (in Russian). 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  10. ^ "Official Journal L 59I/2023". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  11. ^ "САНЧИК Александр Семенович - биография, досье, активы". Война и санкции (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  12. ^ New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. "Russia Sanctions Register". New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  13. ^ "Aleksandr Semyonovich SANCHIK". OpenSanctions. Archived from the original on 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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