Alexei Kim

This article is about the Russian colonel general. For the Soviet-born South Korean chess player, see Alexey Kim (chess player).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Rostislavovich and the family name is Kim.

Alexei Rostislavovich Kim
Native name
Алексей Ростиславович Ким
Born21 September 1958 (1958-09-21) (age 66)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service / branch
Years of service1979–present
RankColonel general
Battles / wars

Alexei Rostislavovich Kim (Russian: Алексей Ростиславович Ким; born 21 September 1958) is a Russian Ground Forces colonel general. He is Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.[1][2]

Kim was appointed one of the three deputy commanders of Russian troops in Ukraine in January 2023.

  1. ^ "Russia Names General Gerasimov as New Commander in Ukraine". Bloomberg. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Top Russian general put in charge of 'more dangerous' Ukraine war". www.aljazeera.com.