Igor Korobov | |
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Игорь Коробов | |
Director of Russian Military Intelligence | |
In office 2 February 2016 – 21 November 2018 | |
Preceded by | Igor Sergun |
Succeeded by | Igor Kostyukov |
Personal details | |
Born | Igor Valentinovich Korobov 3 August 1956 Vyazma, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 21 November 2018 Moscow, Russia | (aged 62)
Awards | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
Branch/service | Soviet Air Force Russian Air Force |
Years of service | 1973–2018 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Battles/wars | Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War |
Colonel General Igor Valentinovich Korobov (Russian: И́горь Валенти́нович Ко́робов; 3 August 1956 – 21 November 2018) was the Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Russia's military intelligence agency previously known as the GRU.