Igor Kostyukov

Admiral

Igor Kostyukov
Admiral; Igor Kostyukov
Игорь Костюков
Director of Russian Military Intelligence
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 November 2018
President	Vladimir Putin
Minister	Sergey Shoygu
Preceded by	Igor Korobov
Personal details
Born	Igor Olegovich Kostyukov; 21 February 1961 (age 60); Amur Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Awards	Hero of Russian Federation
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia
Branch/service	Soviet Navy; Russian Navy
Rank	Admiral
Battles/wars	Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War

Admiral Igor Olegovich Kostyukov (Russian: И́горь Оле́гович Костюко́в; born 21 February 1961) is a naval officer and is the current Head of the Russian General Staff's Main Intelligence Department (GRU).^[1] He was appointed the acting Director on 22 November 2018 following the death of his predecessor Igor Korobov and is a noted hardliner. This posting also made him the first naval officer in the history of the GRU to take the office of Director of Military Intelligence. He has been placed on the US Government's "blacklist" for allegedly interfering in the 2016 US Presidential elections.^[2] He was further promoted to the rank of Admiral in late 2019.

References[]

^ "Vice Adm. Igor Kostyukov becomes head of Russia's military intelligence - source (Part 2)". interfax. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "First naval officer nominated to head Russia's GRU". TASS. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

External links[]

Media related to Igor Kostyukov at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Igor Korobov	GRU Chief 22 November 2018 – present	Incumbent

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[1] "Vice Adm. Igor Kostyukov becomes head of Russia's military intelligence - source (Part 2)". interfax. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

[2] "First naval officer nominated to head Russia's GRU". TASS. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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