Vladimir Pronichev

General of the Army Vladimir Yegorovich Pronichev (born March 1, 1953) is the current head of the Border Guard Service of the Russian Federation. Pronichev also holds the title of First Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the successor organization to KGB.

Biography

Born in 1953, Pronichev served with the Border Guards as an officer in the Transcaucasus, the Soviet Far East, and the Northwest Border Districts from 1974 to 1981. Subsequently, he served with the FSB in Karelia and led the FSB's anti-terrorism efforts until 1999, when he was named to his current post in the FSB.

When the Federal Border Guard Service was reorganized (in 2003) as a directorate of the FSB, Pronichev was named to lead the Border Service and retained his former title as well.

Vladimir Pronichev was the head of the FSB operation on the ground in Beslan during the Beslan school siege.[1]

Notes
  1. The Truth About Beslan. What Putin's government is covering up, by David Satter, The Weekly Standard, November 13, 2006

Sources

Biography of V.Y. Pronichev, official website of the Border Service of the Russian Federation (in Russian)


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