His death, however, has not been confirmed, and in December 2024 it was revealed that he is alive and still in service.

Between December 2016 and November 2018 he ran the Russian 201st Military Base in Tajikistan.

[3] According to Ukrainian officials, he was killed in a Ukrainian ambush while taking part in a "combat mission" (according to Russian reports) during the Siege of Mariupol at the Illich Steel and Iron Works during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reportedly by the Azov Regiment.

[4][5] According to the Ukrainians, he was the fourth Russian general killed during the 2022 invasion.

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