Valery Vostrotin
Valery Vostrotin | |
|---|---|
Валерий Востротин | |
Vostrotin in 2017 | |
| Member of the State Duma | |
| In office 24 December 2003 – 21 December 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valery Aleksandrovich Vostrotin 20 November 1952 Kasli, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Died | 13 February 2024 (aged 71) Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| Political party | CPSU (until 1991) United Russia |
| Education | Yekaterinburg Suvorov Military School Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School Frunze Military Academy Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Soviet-Afghan War |
Valery Aleskandrovich Vostrotin (Russian: Вале́рий Алекса́ндрович Востро́тин; 20 November 1952 – 13 February 2024) was a Russian military officer and politician. A member of United Russia, he served in the State Duma from 2003 to 2011.[1]
Vostrotin died in Moscow Oblast on 13 February 2024, at the age of 71.[2] A memorial ceremony was held on 16 February at the Central House of Officers of the Russian Army in Moscow, attended by Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu.[3][4] Vostrotin was buried at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery.[5]
References
- ^ "Вячеслав Володин выразил соболезнования родным и близким Валерия Востротина". State Duma (in Russian). 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Умер генерал Валерий Востротин". RIA Novosti (in Russian). Moscow. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "В Москве прощаются с Героем Советского Союза Востротиным" (in Russian). TASS. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Шойгу прибыл на похороны генерал-полковника Востротина" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "В Москве простились с Героем Советского Союза, генерал-полковником Валерием Востротиным" (in Russian). 1tv.ru. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.