Dmitry Bulgakov
Dmitry Vitalyevich Bulgakov (Russian: Дмитрий Витальевич Булгаков; born 20 October 1954) is a Russian military leader, a specialist in the field of logistic support of the armed forces. He was Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation from 2 December 2008. He was an army general as of 2011, and was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2016.

In September 2022, due to the Russian army's widespread logistical problems in the invasion of Ukraine, he was dismissed and replaced by general colonel Mikhail Mizintsev.

Biography

Dmitry Bulgakov was born on 20 October 1954.

Buglgakov joined the army in 1972 and studied the Volsk Higher Military School of Logistics named after the Lenin Red Banner Komsomol between 1972 and 1976. He graduated from the Military Academy of Logistics and Transport between 1982 and 1984. In 1992, he became a Major General. Bulgakov also studied from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia between 1994 and 1996. In 1996, he was promoted to lieutenant general.

Between 1996 and 1997, he served as chief of a food warehouse, chief of a storage department, a deputy commander of a separate communications regiment for logistics, deputy brigade commander for logistics, deputy commander of a motorized rifle division for logistics, deputy chief of logistics of the Trans-Baikal Military District, and chief of the logistics staff of the Moscow Military District.

From 1997 to 2008, he was the chief of staff of Logistics of the Armed Forces of Russia. Bulgakov became a colonel general in 2008. From 2 December 2008 to 27 July 2010, Bulgakov became the Chief of Logistics of the Armed Forces, and the Deputy Minister of Defense. Since 27 July 2010, he was promoted as the Deputy Minister of Defense. Bulgakov supervises the Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces. On 23 February 2011, Bulgakov was given the military rank of Army General by the Decree of the President of Russia.

From 2015 to 2017, Bulgakov was in charge of issues related to the construction of a railway line bypassing Ukraine. Since the beginning of the Russian military operation in Syria in September 2015, he is in charge of the supply of Russian troops stationed in Syria.

For courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty, in May 2016, Bulgakov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. In 2019, Bulgakov led the Operational Group of the Russian Ministry of Defense for extinguishing forest fires in the Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Buryatia, Zabaykalsky Krai, and Yakutia. On 7 October 2020, as part of the SPM crew, he personally entered the territory of a burning ammunition warehouse in the Ryazan Oblast.

On September 24, 2022, the Russian defence ministry announced Bulgakov's dismissal from the post of deputy defence minister in charge of logistics, a move widely seen as punishment for failures in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Sanctions 
In September 2015, Bulgakov was included in the sanctions list during the military involvement of Ukraine.

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.

Awards

 Hero of the Russian Federation (2016)
 Doctor of Economic Sciences

Education

He is a member of the Academy of Military Science of Russia, the Corresponding Member of the Academy of Humanities, and a professor of the Academy of Security, Defense and Law Enforcement Problems.

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1954 births
Living people
Heroes of the Russian Federation
People from Sovetsky District, Kursk Oblast
Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia)
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Recipients of the Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class
Generals of the army (Russia)
Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni
Russian individuals subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions
Deputy Defence Ministers of Russia
Recipients of the Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms" (Ministry of Defence of the Russia)