(1971-07-27) 27 July 1971 (age 52) Golitsyno, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Soviet Union Russia
Service/branch
Russian Ground Forces
Years of service
1989–present
Rank
Colonel general
Commands held
Eastern Military District
Battles/wars
Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
Awards
Hero of the Russian Federation
Aleksandr Yuryevich Chaiko (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Чайко; born on 27 July 1971) is a Russian army officer and alleged war criminal who was formerly the commander of the Eastern Military District from 12 November 2021 until he was replaced with Rustam Muradov on October 7, 2022.[1][2] He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2020, and is a colonel general as of 2021.
He is suspected of organizing massacres in Bucha and other towns around Kyiv during 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
^"В Восточном военном округе сменился командующий < Новости | Дебри-ДВ". www.debri-dv.ru. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^"Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 7". Institute for the Study of War. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^"Takeaways from investigation of Russian general in Ukraine".
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Russian Ground Forces