Valery Asapov
| Valery Grigorievich Asapov | |
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Asapov in 2013
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| Native name | Валерий Григорьевич Асапов |
| Born |
1 January 1966 Kalinino, Malmyzh Raion, Kirov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR |
| Died | 23 September 2017 (aged 51) Deir ez-Zor, Syria |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union Russian Federation |
| Years of service | 1987–2017 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant general
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| Commands held |
68th Army Corps 5th Red Banner Army |
| Battles/wars |
1991–1992 South Ossetia War First Chechen War 2001 Kodori crisis Second Chechen War War in Donbass Syrian Civil War |
| Awards | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", IV degree |
Valery Grigorievich Asapov (Russian: Валерий Григорьевич Асапов; 1 January 1966 – 23 September 2017) was Lieutenant General in the Russian Army. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, he was killed on 23 September 2017 by mortar fire from ISIL militants near the city of Deir ez-Zor during the Russian military campaign in the course of the Syrian Civil War. Asapov′s position in Syria was described by the MoD as the chief of the group of Russian military advisers in Syria.
Valery Asapov graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School and was commissioned lieutenant in 1987.
He began his military career in the 76th Guards Airborne Division, based in Pskov, having grown to the position of a batallion commander.
In 1992–1993, Valery Asapov served in South Ossetia. In January 1995, he was sent to Chechnya in Southern Russia. He was seriously wounded during the battle of Grozny in the course of the first First Chechen War. He was operated on four times in various medical institutions and fully recovered a year after, but remained lame.
He entered the Frunze Academy in 1997 and took a degree in 2000, whereafter he was appointed deputy commander of the former 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment that was then part of the peace-keeping force stationed in Georgia′s breakaway region of Abkhazia. In 2001, he was appointed commander of the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment. In 2003, Colonel Asapov became first deputy Commander of the 98th Guards Airborne Division based in Ivanovo and 18 months later he became chief of staff of the division. In 2003—2004, he participated in the Second Chechen War.
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