He was also a senior officer in the military unit headquarters and served in the 104th Guards Airborne Division at Ulyanovsk.

[3] On 20 July 1996 Bocharov was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation for courage and heroism by the Presidential Decree number 1064.

Between 2007 and 2012 he acted as the Deputy of the State Duma, before becoming the Chief Federal Inspector in the Bryansk Oblast between October 2012 and August 2013.

[citation needed] In order to become the Governor of the Volgograd Oblast, Bocharov defeated Nikolai Parshin, a State Duma deputy from the Communist Party, who was later prosecuted for criminal activity.

[5] Andrey Bocharov supported the investigations, stating that the fight against corruption must be carried out regardless of positions and party regalia and hinted, "there are more strong shocks and high-profile revelations ahead.

The suspect has not yet been named, but investigators claim that the attempt was connected to Bocharov's political involvement.