Viktor Fedorov

Viktor Dmitryevich Fyodorov (; born 23 November 1947) is a retired officer of the Soviet and Russian Navies. He holds the rank of admiral, and served as commander of the Pacific Fleet between 2001 and 2007.

Career Fyodorov was born into a military family on 23 November 1947, in Zharomte, China. He moved with his family in 1959 to , Priargunsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, and graduated from Secondary School No. 3 in Priargunsk. He later studied at the of the Ministry of the Fishing Industry, graduating with honours in 1968. He joined the Soviet Navy that year, being appointed as head of the navigational departments aboard the minesweepers MT-65 and MT-68. Receiving his officer's commission in 1971, from 1971 to 1973 he was assistant commander of the minesweeper MT-66, and then until 1977, commander of the minesweeper MT-421. In 1977 he enrolled at the Grechko Naval Academy, graduating in 1979 and being appointed that year to command the 146th Defensive Squadron of the 47th Defensive Ship Brigade of initially the between 1979 and 1980, and the Sakhalin Flotilla between 1980 and 1981. He held the post until his retirement, on 6 December 2007.

In retirement, Fyodorov works with youth and schoolchildren on patriotic projects in Krasnodar Krai. He is also chief inspector of the group of inspectors of the Southern Military District, and chief inspector of the Black Sea Fleet.

Awards and personal life Fyodorov is married, with a son. Over his career Fyodorov has received the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" fourth class, the Order of Military Merit, the Order of the Red Star, and the Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" third class, as well as numerous other medals and awards. In 2006, he was named an honorary citizen of Vladivostok.