Nikolai Ivanovich Ignatov

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Nikolai Ignatov

Nikolai Iwanowitsch Ignatow ( Russian: Николай Иванович Игнатов ; born May 13, 1956 in Dmitrijewskoje , Tula Oblast ) is a Russian officer.

Nikolai Ignatov was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation for storming the House of Soviets during the Russian constitutional crisis in 1993 .

In May 2009, as Lieutenant General, he was acting Commander in Chief of the Russian Airborne Forces .

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