Igor Konashenkov

Lieutenant General Igor Yevgenyevich Konashenkov (; born 15 May 1966) is a Russian military officer serving as the Head of the Department of Information and Mass Communication of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

Early life Igor Konashenkov was born on 15 May 1966 in Kishinev, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union.

Career Konashenkov graduated with distinction from the engineering department of Zhytomyr Higher Military School of Radioelectronics of Air Defence in 1988. In 1998, he graduated from the Air Defence Military Academy. In 2006, he graduated from the higher courses of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.

He has headed units for informational support of the Russian military in the North Caucasus, and the Collective Force for Peacekeeping in the Georgia–Abkhazia conflict zone. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.

Sanctions In April 2022, Konashenkov was added to the European Union sanctions list "in response to the ongoing unjustified and unprovoked Russian military aggression against Ukraine and other actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine".

He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Honours Konashenkov has received the Order of Courage, Order of Military Merit, Order of Friendship, and 14 other medals.