Claim: Far Eastern Military District (Russia) had over 50 commanders since 1945, one of whom is Maksim Purkayev.
Evidence: Army General Maksim Purkayev Colonel General Nikola Krylov (later Marshal of the Soviet Union) Marshal of the Soviet Union Rodion Malinovsky Army General Valentin Penkovskiy Army General Yakov Kreizer Colonel General Ivan Pavlovskiy Colonel General Оleg Losik Army General Vladimir Тolubko [] Army General Vasily Petrov Army General Ivan Tretyak Army General Dmitry Yazov Colonel General Mikhail Мoiseev Colonel General Viktor Novozhilov Colonel General Viktor Chechevatov Colonel General (until 2003)/Army General Yuri Yakubov Colonel General Vladimir Bulgakov Colonel General Oleg Salyukov