The Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno Karabakh will be headed by Major General Andrei Volkov, Sputnik reported as informed by its sources in Stepanakert .
The replacement of the commander is done within the framework of the planned rotation.
Major General Volkov was the Deputy Commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh from November 2020 to May 2021, when the peacekeepers were led by Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov.
Currently, Andrei Volkov is the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense forces of the Southern Military District of the RF Ministry of Defense.
Lieutenant General Gennady Anashkin has been the commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Artsakh since September last year.
