Alexander Wassiljewitsch Schljakhturow

Alexander Wassiljewitsch Schljachturow (* 1947) is a former lieutenant general of the Russian military intelligence service Glawnoje Raswedyvatelnoje Uprawlenije (GRU). The predecessor in the GRU was Valentin Korabelnikow until 2009 and was replaced without explanation by the Russian government under Medvedev . Shljakhturov initiated reforms in the secret service and reduced the number of officers by more than a thousand and the number of generals from more than 100 to 20. According to speculations in the Russian media, this was the reason for his departure in 2011, but the Ministry of Defense justified his departure from the GRU upon reaching retirement age. He was succeeded by Igor Dmitrievich Sergun .

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↑ Medvedev dismisses the chief of military intelligence. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sacked the head of the powerful military intelligence service (GRU), Valentin Korabelnikov. The Russian government announced on Friday that Alexander Schljakhturov will head the service. A reason was not known. In: NZZ.ch. April 25, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2018 .
^ Kremlin exchanges head of military intelligence. The Kremlin has replaced the head of the Russian military intelligence service GRU. "Lieutenant General Igor Sergun was appointed head of the GRU by decree of the Kremlin," said a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry on Monday. In: rp-online.de. December 26, 2011, accessed November 4, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Schljachturow, Alexander Wassiljewitsch
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Russian intelligence officer, lieutenant general of the military intelligence service Glawnoe Raswedywatelnoe Uprawlenije (GRU)
DATE OF BIRTH	1947

[1] Medvedev dismisses the chief of military intelligence. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sacked the head of the powerful military intelligence service (GRU), Valentin Korabelnikov. The Russian government announced on Friday that Alexander Schljakhturov will head the service. A reason was not known. In: NZZ.ch. April 25, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2018 .

[2] Kremlin exchanges head of military intelligence. The Kremlin has replaced the head of the Russian military intelligence service GRU. "Lieutenant General Igor Sergun was appointed head of the GRU by decree of the Kremlin," said a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry on Monday. In: rp-online.de. December 26, 2011, accessed November 4, 2018 .