Yury Yakubov
Yury Yakubov | |
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Native name | Юрий Николаевич Якубов |
Birth name | Yury Nikolayevich Yakubov |
Born | Velikiye Luki, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 29 August 1946
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Years of service | 1969-2006 |
Rank | Army General |
Commands | Far Eastern Military District (1999-2006) |
Yury Nikolayevich Yakubov (Russian: Юрий Николаевич Якубов; born 29 August 1946), is a retired Russian army officer who had commanded the Far Eastern Military District from 1999 to 2006. His final rank was Army General.
Biography
[edit]Yakubov born on 29 August 1946 in Velikiye Luki,[1] to a military family.[2] His father, Yury, and his mother served in the Great Patriotic War.
He graduated from high school in Velikiye Luki.
After graduating from school, he chose his father's profession, by joining the Soviet Army in 1963.[3]
He graduated from the Kharkov Guards Higher Tank Command School named after the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR in 1967.[4][5]
Until 1968, he commanded a tank platoon in the Kiev Military District, then until 1973, commanded a platoon and a tank company in the 323rd Heavy Tank Regiment of the 10th Guards Tank Division of the 3rd Combined Arms Army of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.[6]
In 1973, he attended the Military Academy of Armored Forces named after Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Ya. Malinovsky.[7]
By 1976, after his graduation, he became the chief of staff of a tank regiment in the Kiev Military District.[8]<
In 1978, he graduated from the Higher Officer Course “Vystrel” named after Marshal of the Soviet Union B. M. Shaposhnikov.
Between September 1979 and August 1984, he commanded the 317th Guards Tank Regiment in the 22nd Guards Tank Division of the 6th Guards Tank Army based in Dnipropetrovsk.[9]
In 1982, he was deputy commander and commander of the 17th Guards Tank Division in the Kiev Military District.
In June 1985, Yakubov was transferred as commander of the 90th Guards Tank Division in East Germany.[10] About two years later, he was the first deputy commander of the 8th Guards Army in the Group of Soviet Forces in East Germany, and was promoted to major general.[11] A serious indicator of the integrity of Yu. Yakubov's military service is the fact that he received three military ranks ahead of schedule, which was an extremely rare case.[12]
In 1990, he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces named after K. E. Voroshilov.[13][14]
After his graduation, he served as chief of staff - first deputy commander of the 35th Combined Arms Army in the Far Eastern Military District.[15]
In October 1991, he was the commander of the 6th Army in the Leningrad Military District.[16]
On 13 February 1992, Yakubov was promoted to lieutenant general.
In June 1994, he served as deputy commander of the Far Eastern Military District.[17]
On 2 August 1999, Yakubov had been appointed as the Commander of the Far Eastern Military District when he got promoted as a colonel general.[18]
On 22 February 2003, Yakubov was promoted to Army General.
On 10 September 2006, Yakubov retired upon reaching the age limit for military service.
Post Military career
[edit]Since 2007, Yakubov had never break ties with his hometown, and had participated in many citywide events, being an example of his patriotism and valiant service to the Fatherland for the younger generation of Velikoluchens.[19]
After the creation of the Inspector General Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2008, he is a leading analyst of the Office of Inspectors General of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.[20][21]
In 2010 he has been Assistant to the Minister of Defense of Russia, and in 2013 he has served as a senior officer in the Office.
Personal life
[edit]He currently lives in Moscow.[22] He is married and has two sons.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ "Якубов Юрий Николаевич (1946) — Почетный гражданин города Великие Луки". luki.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Якубов Юрий Николаевич (1946) — Почетный гражданин города Великие Луки". luki.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Якубов Юрий Николаевич (1946) — Почетный гражданин города Великие Луки". luki.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ http://old.redstar.ru/2006/08/31_08/3_01.html
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Якубов Юрий Николаевич (1946) — Почетный гражданин города Великие Луки". luki.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Голуб, Алена. "ЯКУБОВ ЮРИЙ НИКОЛАЕВИЧ". fessl.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Якубов Юрий Николаевич (1946) — Почетный гражданин города Великие Луки". luki.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Служить на благо Отечества". Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ^ "Управлению генеральных инспекторов Минобороны России — 60 лет! // Официальный сайт Министерства обороны Российской Федерации". Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Якубов Юрий Николаевич (1946) — Почетный гражданин города Великие Луки". luki.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Якубов Юрий Николаевич (1946) — Почетный гражданин города Великие Луки". luki.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-15.