Background
Lipinsky was born on 7 June 1959 in the city of Noginsk of Moscow Oblast, Russia.
Lipinsky was born on 7 June 1959 in the city of Noginsk of Moscow Oblast, Russia.
In 1981 After graduating from the South. M. Kirov Higher Naval School, Baku, he was posted to Northern fleet where served on several ships as the principal warfare officer, an Executive Officer, and between 1985 on 1990 Commanding Officer of a small anti-submarine ship. After graduating in 1993 from the North. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy he commanded the served on Pacific fleet as the Commanding Officer the patrol ship "Retiviy", the Executive Officer and then the Commanding Officer of the missile cruiser Varyag (previously named "Chervona Ukraina") from 1996-1998. From 1998 for 2001 – the chief of a staff of a division of the surface ships.
From 2001 for 2004 – the commander of a brigade of the landing ships.
From 2004 for 2006 – the commander of Sovetskaya Gavan" naval area. By the decree of the President of the Russian Federation №1112 of 9 October 2006 he was appointed of commander of Leningrad Naval Base.
Subsequently he was transferred to be the Commander, Novorossiysk Naval Base, from which position he retired.