Aleksandr Chaiko | |
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Native name | Александр Юрьевич Чайко |
Birth name | Aleksandr Yuryevich Chaiko |
Born | Golitsyno, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union | 27 July 1971
Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
Service/ | Russian Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1989–present |
Rank | Colonel general |
Commands | Eastern Military District |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
Aleksandr Yuryevich Chaiko (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Чайко; born on 27 July 1971) is a Russian army officer and alleged war criminal who was formerly the commander of the Eastern Military District from 12 November 2021 until he was replaced with Rustam Muradov on October 7, 2022.[1][2] He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2020, and is a colonel general as of 2021.
He is suspected of organizing massacres in Bucha and other towns around Kyiv during 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]