Sergei Korolev | |
|---|---|
Сергей Королёв | |
| First Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service | |
| Assumed office February 24, 2021 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Sergei Smirnov |
| Director of the Economic Security Service of the Federal Security Service | |
| In office June 2016 – February 24, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Yuri V. Yakovlev |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Alpatov (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergei Borisovich Korolev July 25, 1962 Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Moscow, Russia |
| Education | FSB Academy |
| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
| Nickname(s) | "Boltai-Noga" (English: "Shakefoot") |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union, Russia |
| Service | GRU, FSB |
| Years of service | Unknown–present |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Battles/wars | |
Sergei Borisovich Korolev (Russian: Сергей Борисович Королёв; born July 25, 1962) is a Russian intelligence officer currently serving as first deputy director of the Federal Security Service (FSB). He previously served as head of the Economic Security Service of the FSB from 2016 to 2021. A secretive figure with extensive connections to the Russian mafia, he is considered one of the leading candidates to succeed Alexander Bortnikov as director of the FSB.[1] He has held the military rank of Army General since 2021.[2] As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he was sanctioned by the EU, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, France, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine.[3]