Igor Korobov

Igor Korobov
Игорь Коробов
Official portrait, 2017
Director of Russian Military Intelligence
In office
2 February 2016 – 21 November 2018
Preceded byIgor Sergun
Succeeded byIgor Kostyukov
Personal details
Born
Igor Valentinovich Korobov

(1956-08-03)3 August 1956
Vyazma, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died21 November 2018(2018-11-21) (aged 62)
Moscow, Russia
Awards
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Branch/serviceSoviet Air Force
Russian Air Force
Years of service1973–2018
RankColonel General
Battles/warsRussian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
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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.