Sergey Medvedev (general)
Sergey Medvedev | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Medvedev in 2025 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) |
| Allegiance | Russia |
Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
Rank | Colonel General |
| Commands | Southern Military District 58th Combined Arms Army |
Conflicts | Russo-Ukrainian war |
| Education | Russian General Staff Academy |
Colonel General Sergey Viktorovich Medvedev (born 1979) is a Russian military officer serving as the commander of the Southern Military District since 2025.[1]
Medvedev was born in Prague to the family of a Soviet military officer, and is a graduate of the Russian General Staff Academy. He was the chief of staff of the 11th Army Corps of the Baltic Fleet until May 2022, and was promoted to major general on 7 December 2022. In October 2023, he took command of the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army, and defended the left bank of the Dnieper in Kherson Oblast. Medvedev was promoted to lieutenant general on 2 May 2024,[1] and at some point became the chief of staff of the Southern Military District and the "South" group of forces. On 20 November 2025, he was appointed as its commander,[2] and was promoted to colonel general before the end of 2025.[3]
References
- 1 2 Stepanov, Aleksandr (21 November 2025). "Самый молодой командующий группировкой, взявший позывной Ермак: Что известно о генерал-лейтенанте Сергее Медведеве". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Сергей Медведев назначен новым командующим группировкой "Юг"". TASS (in Russian). 20 November 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ Dergilev, Ivan (11 January 2026). "Сводка СВО: Российский флаг установлен еще в шести населенных пунктах". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 4 May 2026.