Anatoly Pozdnyakov
Russian general
About Anatoly Pozdnyakov
Lived 2000 – 2001.
Anatoly Grigoryevich Pozdnyakov (; 10 October 1949 – 17 September 2001) was a Russian Major general, incorrectly identified as a Lieutenant General,
Death Pozdnyakov was killed on 17 September 2001 when a surface-to-air-missile downed his Mil Mi-8 helicopter in Chechnya (see 2001 Grozny Mi-8 crash). Official reports concluded that the attack on the helicopter was orchestrated by members of a Chechen terrorist group specialized in targeting high-ranking Russian military personnel.
Journalist Anna Politkovskaya, however, claimed that Pozdnyakov was assassinated by members of the Russian military. Pozdnyakov headed a General Staff "inspection team" and, according to Politkovskaya, communicated to her in an interview shortly before his death that he had been tasked by President Vladimir Putin to investigate and report on "military crimes".
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Who was Anatoly Pozdnyakov?
Russian general
When was Anatoly Pozdnyakov born?
Anatoly Pozdnyakov was born in 2000.
When did Anatoly Pozdnyakov die?
Anatoly Pozdnyakov died on 17 September 2001 in Chechnya.
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