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Viktor Goremykin | |
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Виктор Петрович Горемыкин | |
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| Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia and Director of the Main Military-Political Directorate | |
| Assumed office 28 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gennady Zhidko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1959 Kormovoye, Serebryano-Prudsky District, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Chelyabinsk Higher Tank Command School FSB Academy Russian Academy for State Service |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Awards | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Courage, Order of Friendship, Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy", Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan", Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Medal "For the Return of Crimea", Medal "Participant of the military operation in Syria", Awards of the Ministry of Defense, Medal "For Impeccable Service", Medal "For Impeccable Service", Honoured Military Specialist Russia |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Colonel General |
Viktor Petrovich Goremykin (Russian: Виктор Петрович Горемыкин; born 4 February 1959 in Moscow Oblast) is a Russian military officer who serves as Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and Chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces since July 28, 2022. He holds the rank of Colonel General (2012) and holds the title Honored military specialist of the Russian Federation.