He commanded the Central Military District from 2012 to 2014, was the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces for Combat Training from 2011 to 2012, commanded the Leningrad Military District from 2009 to 2011, and was the Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces from 2008 to 2009.

From June 2006 to January 2008, Bogdanovsky was the Deputy Commander of the Far Eastern Military District.

[1] By the decree of the President of the Russia on 9 January 2011, he was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces for combat training.

[4] This position was restored after having been temporarily abolished since March 2012, when it was last held by Valery Gerasimov.

[5][6] In connection with the events in Ukraine, between August and September 2014, Bogdanovsky was included in the sanctions list initiated by Canada[7] He took part in negotiations on coordination of actions with the Israel Defense Forces between 29 September and 1 October 2015 during the Russian military intervention in Syria.