He commanded the 59th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and, subsequently, the 29th Combined Arms Army.

[2] Roman Borisovich Berdnikov was born on 31 August 1974 in the town of Kamen-na-Obi, Altai Territory.

[4] He took command of the 59th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade of the Eastern Military District in February 2012[3] and was promoted to the rank of major general on 11 June 2014.

[6] He continued commanding the brigade until August 2014, when he joined the Military Academy of the General Staff.

[15] According to Russian media reports, he was appointed commander of the Western Military District on 28 September 2022, replacing Colonel General Alexander Zhuravlyov.