Vladimir Grigoriyevich Kulishov (Russian: Владимир Григорьевич Кулишов; born 20 June 1957), is a Russian political military commander who is currently a General of the Army, the First Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Head of the FSB Border Service of Russia 11 April 2013.

[5] In August 1982, he has been serving in the state security agencies, as he graduated from the Higher School of the KGB of the USSR named after F. E.

[8] From August 2008 to March 2013, he was the deputy director of the FSB of Russia - Chief of Staff of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee.

[10] On October 6, 2022, against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kulishov was included in the EU sanctions list for "supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine."

The European Union notes that under the leadership of Kulishov, employees of the Border Guard Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation took part in systematic "filtration" operations and forcible deportations of Ukrainians from the occupied territories of Ukraine, in addition, Russian border guards illegally subjected citizens of Ukraine to lengthy interrogations, searches and detentions.