2024-03-11 16:58:00
There have been reshuffles in the Russian Ministry of Defense. Lieutenant General Andrei Bulyga has been appointed to the post of Deputy Minister of Defense responsible for logistics support (MTO) of the army. URA.RU talks in detail about him and his achievements.
Education and military career of Andrei Bulyga
Bulyga was born on October 13, 1968 in the Kazakh SSR. His military career began with education at the Ulyanovsk Higher Military Technical School, from which he graduated in 1990. Continuing his studies, Bulyga graduated from the Military Academy of Logistics and Transport in 1999 and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces in 2010.
Andrei Bulyga served in various parts of the country: from the Western Group of Forces to the Far Eastern Military District. He was also involved in the work of the Department of Planning and Coordination (MTO) of the Russian Ministry of Defense, which indicates his high qualifications in matters of logistics and meeting military needs.
Military ranks and positions
In 2014, Bulyga was awarded the rank of major general, and two years later he received the rank of lieutenant general. In 2018, he took the position of deputy commander of the Central Military District for logistics, and later became deputy commander of the Western Military District for logistics.
Awards and honors
Andrey Bulyga’s awards include:
- Order of Courage;
- Order of Military Merit;
- Medal of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, II degree;
- Medal “Participant of the military operation in Syria”;
- Medals “For Distinction in Military Service” of all three degrees;
- Anniversary medal “70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR”;
- Medal “For Military Valor” 1st class;
- Medal “For Strengthening the Military Commonwealth”;
- Medal “200 years of the Ministry of Defense”.
Reshuffles in the Ministry of Defense
Bulyga became deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu March 11, 2024. Prior to this, the position was occupied by Colonel General for almost a year Alexey Kuzmenkov, who has now been appointed deputy head of the Russian Guard. This was the third reshuffle in the Ministry of Defense over the past year and a half.
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