page_title: Alexey Dyumin
section_title: Life and career
hierarchical_section_title: Alexey Dyumin / Life and career
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Вручение заместителю Министра обороны генерал-лейтенанту А. Г. Дюмину особо почётного персонифицированного знака — личного штандарта
context_page_description: Alexey Gennadyevich Dyumin is a Russian politician, current Governor of Tula Oblast since 2016. Previously he served as President Vladimir Putin’s chief security guard and assistant before being promoted to lead the Russian military’s special operations forces. In 2014, he oversaw the annexation of Crimea and the following year became Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. He holds the rank of lieutenant general and is a Hero of the Russian Federation.
context_section_description: Alex Dyumin was born August 28, 1972 in Kursk.
  In 1994, he graduated from Voronezh Higher Military Engineering School of Radio Electronics. The school was a part of the Moscow Military District, which was engaged in countering enemy reconnaissance efforts.
  In 1995, he served in the Russian Federal Security Service, followed by the Federal Protective Service. In 2007, Alexey Dyumin became head of security of Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov.
  In 2012, Dyumin became the deputy head of the Presidential Security Service.
  In 2014 Dyumin became the deputy chief of the GRU, Russian special operations forces, which has played a key role in the Russian annexation of Crimea. According to the newspaper "Kommersant", Dyumin orchestrated the evacuation of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on February 23, 2014.
  Since 2015, Dyumin has served as Chief of Staff of the Russian Ground Forces and First Deputy Commander of the Russian Ground Forces.
  On December 11, 2015, Dyumin was promoted to Lieutenant General.
  On December 24, 2015, by decree of President Vladimir Putin, Lieutenant-General Alexey Dyumin was appointed Deputy of Defense Minister of Russia Sergey Shoygu.
  According to Dyumin, he once saved Putin from a bear attack.
  In April 2018, the United States imposed sanctions on him and 23 other Russian nationals.
caption: Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu and Alexey Dyumin
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