Arkady Bakhin

Background

Bakhin was born May 8, 1956 in Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Education

He graduated from the Moscow Higher Command School named after the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1973–1977), Frunze Academy (1984–1987), Military Academy of the General Staff of Armed Forces (1995–1997).

Career

On July 9, 2010 by order of the Minister of Defence Bakhin was named to the position of interim commander of the Western Military District. He was promoted to Colonel-General in 2010. He was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland IV degree of Military Merit, Courage, medals.

General-Colonel Valeriy Gerasimov, former commander of the Moscow Military District, told journalists yesterday that the new Western Military District was fully formed and functional on 1 September 2010.

Gerasimov said: “The Western Military District started functioning on 1 September. Command and control organs of the former Leningrad and Moscow Military Districts, Northern Fleet, Baltic Fleet, and also the 1st Air and Air Defence Forces Command" became part of the staff located in Saint St. Petersburg.

On August 25, 2010, a Ground Troops spokesman told ITAR-Telegraphic Agency of the USSR that three current Leningrad Military District brigades will form a new 6th Army in the new Western OSK. The 200th, 138th, and 25th Motor Rifle Brigades were announced as comprise the new army, and its headquarters will probably be Agalatovo, just north of Saint St. Petersburg. The spokesman also said a surface-to-air missile brigade and independent engineering brigade will be added to the Western Doctor of Medicine. On November 17th, 2015, General Bakhin was dismissed from his post and retired from military service by President Vladimir Putin.

Number explanation for his removal was given.

Soviet Union Russian Federation.

Achievements

• Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics" Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics" Medal "Foreign Impeccable Service" 2nd and 3rd classes Order of Courage Order of Military Merit Medal "Foreign Military Valour" 1st class (Minister Def) Medal "200 Years of the Ministry of Defence" (Minister Def) Two Medals "Foreign Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Minister Def) Medal "Foreign Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Financial Stability Board) Medal "Foreign Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Ministry of the Interior) Medal "Foreign Distinguished Military Service" 1st class (Minister Def).