Denis Shishov

Major General Denis Nikolayevich Shishov (born 1981) is a Russian Airborne Forces officer who has been the commanding officer of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division since April 2022. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in February 2022.

Early life and education Shishov was born to a military family in 1981, His father was in the Soviet Airborne Forces and a served in the Soviet–Afghan War. Shishov later lived in Kostroma, where he completed his secondary education in 1998 before entering the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School that same year. He graduated in 2003 and was commissioned as a lieutenant.

Military career Between 2003 and 2015 Shishov served in the 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division, and from 2015 to 2017 he was the regiment's commander. At some point he attended and graduated from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In the successful air assault, the 11th Guards Brigade captured the Kakhovka Dam and bridge.

On 18 April 2022 Shishov was made commander of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division. On 6 December 2023 he was promoted to major general. Shishov was reportedly again the commander of the 76th division as of June 2025.

Awards and decorations Hero of the Russian Federation