Andrei Olgertovich Volozhinsky | |
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| Born | 4 June 1960 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Service |  Soviet Navy Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1977–present |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands | Northern Fleet (acting) |
| Awards | Order of Military Merit Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Fourth Class |
Andrei Olgertovich Volozhinsky (Russian: Андрей Ольгертович Воложинский; born 4 June 1960) is an officer of the Russian Navy. He holds the rank of vice-admiral, and has most recently served as the First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy and Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, between 2016 and 2019.
Born in 1960, Volozhinsky began his education in naval institutions, graduating from the Nakhimov Naval School in 1977, and the M.V. Frunze Higher Naval School in 1982. His active service began with the Northern Fleet, where he served on submarines, eventually rising to his own command of a nuclear ballistic missile submarine. After further study, this time at the N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy, he became chief of staff and deputy commander, and then commander, of one of the fleet's submarine divisions. From here he rose to take command of the fleet's 12th submarine squadron, comprising its nuclear ballistic missile submarines. This placed him in command of a substantial portion of Russia's naval nuclear forces, and Russian nuclear weapons in general.
After completing studies at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Volozhinsky was appointed Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet, spending several months in 2011 as acting commander of the fleet. He then began service with the General Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, and in 2016 became First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy and Chief of the General Staff of the Navy. Over his career he has been awarded the Order of Military Merit and the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Fourth Class.