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Andrey Ivanayev

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Andrey Ivanayev
Ivanayev in June 2019
Native name
Андрей Сергеевич Иванаев
Birth nameAndrey Sergeyevich Ivanayev
Born (1972-01-19) 19 January 1972 (age 52)[1]
Oral, Kazakhstan, Soviet Union[2]
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service / branch Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1988–present
RankLieutenant general
CommandsEastern Military District (since November 2024)
Battles / warsRusso-Ukrainian War

Andrey Sergeyevich Ivanayev (Russian: Андрей Сергеевич Иванаев; born on 20 January 1972), is a Kazakh-born Russian army officer who is currently the commander of the Eastern Military District, since November 2024.[3]

He had been the commander of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District from 2018 to 2022. He is a lieutenant general as of 2019.

Due to participation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of the country, Ivanayev is under personal international sanctions of all countries of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, and New Zealand.

Biography

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Andrey Ivanayev was born on 19 January 1972 in Uralsk, Kazakh SSR (present-day Oral, Kazakhstan).[4]

Since joining the military service in 1988, he entered the Ulyanovsk Guards Higher Tank Command School named after V.I. Lenin. In connection with the disbandment of the school in 1991, he continued his studies in the 9th company of the Chelyabinsk Higher Tank Command School named after the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, which he successfully graduated in 1992.[citation needed]

He served from the commander of a tank platoon of a tank battalion of the 409th motorized rifle regiment of the 147th motorized rifle division (Akhalkalaki) of the Group of Russian Forces in Transcaucasia (GRVZ) (former Transcaucasian Military District) to the commander of a tank battalion of the 27th separate guards motorized rifle Sevastopol brigade named after 60- anniversary of the Soviet Western Military District.[citation needed]

After graduating from the Combined Arms Academy in 2001, he was appointed the deputy commander of the 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Sevastopol Regiment of the 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Taman Division named after M.I. Kalinina.

From 2006 to 2008, he was the commander of the 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment.

In 2008, he was demoted to the deputy commander of the 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Taman Division.[5]

In 2009, he was promoted to the commander of the 5th Guards Separate Motorized Rifle Taman Brigade. On 23 February 2011, by decree of the president of Russia, Ivanayev was promoted to major general.[6]

In 2013, he graduated with honors from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.

From 2013 to 2014, he was the head of the 392nd district training center of the Pacific of the Eastern Military District.

In 2015, he was the deputy commander, then promoted in 2017, as the chief of staff – first deputy commander of the 36th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District. At the same time of that same year, he was the commander of the Euphrates group in Syria.[citation needed]

By decree of the president of Russia in May 2018, Ivanyev had been appointed commander of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District. On 15 May, in Voronezh, the chief of staff of the Western Military District, Lieutenant General Viktor Astapov, presented Major General Ivanayev with a personal standard and introduced him to the personnel of the formation.[7]

On 11 June 2019, by decree of the president of the Russia 11 June 2019, he was promoted to lieutenant general.[8]

Ivanayev with Sergey Surovikin among other officers in Voronezh, 29 June 2019

In November 2024, Ivanayev was appointed as commander of Eastern Military District[9]

Sanctions

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Due to the violation of the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Ivanayev is under personal international sanctions from different countries.

On 25 February 2022, he is under Australian sanctions.[10] On 15 March, he is under British sanctions.[11]

On 18 March, he was placed under sanctions from New Zealand.[12]

On 6 May, he has been sanctioned by Canada for “complicity in President Putin’s choice to invade a peaceful and sovereign country.”[13] By decree of the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenksyy, from 19 October, he is under sanctions from Ukraine.[14]

On 23 June 2023, he was also included in the sanctions list of all EU countries for the deployment of Russian troops that are participating “in Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine.”[15]

Family

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He is married and has a son and daughter.

References

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  1. ^ Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1218 of 23 June 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 2023-06-23, retrieved 2024-11-28
  2. ^ Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1218 of 23 June 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 2023-06-23, retrieved 2024-11-28
  3. ^ "Минобороны провело ротацию командующих группировками войск". Ведомости (in Russian). 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  4. ^ Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1218 of 23 June 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 2023-06-23, retrieved 2024-11-28
  5. ^ "Гвардии генерал-майор Иванаев Андрей Сергеевич". Archived from the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  6. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 23.02.2011 г. № 217". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  7. ^ "Российское военное обозрение №5, май 2018". Archived from the original on 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  8. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11.06.2019 г. № 258". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  9. ^ "Минобороны провело ротацию командующих группировками войск". Ведомости (in Russian). 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  10. ^ "Andrei Sergeyevich IVANAYEV". OpenSanctions.org. 1972-01-19. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  11. ^ "Andrei Sergeyevich IVANAYEV". OpenSanctions.org. 1972-01-19. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  12. ^ "Andrei Sergeyevich IVANAYEV". OpenSanctions.org. 1972-01-19. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  13. ^ "Andrei Sergeyevich IVANAYEV". OpenSanctions.org. 1972-01-19. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  14. ^ "Andrei Sergeyevich IVANAYEV". OpenSanctions.org. 1972-01-19. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  15. ^ Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1218 of 23 June 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 2023-06-23, retrieved 2024-11-28
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