14 Facts About Andrey Bocharov

Andrey Ivanovich Bocharov is a Russian politician and former military officer who currently serves as the Governor of Volgograd Oblast since 2014.

Andrey Bocharov served as a deputy in the State Duma of the Russian Federation for the fifth and sixth convocations from 2007 to 2012 and as Deputy Governor of the Bryansk Oblast from 2005 to 2007.

Andrey Bocharov was awarded the title of the Hero of the Russian Federation in 1996.

Andrey Bocharov was born in Barnaul on 14 October 1969.

In 1991 Bocharov graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School.

Andrey Bocharov then took on positions such as a platoon commander, commander of the Parachute Battalion, and served in the airborne troops.

Andrey Bocharov was a senior officer in the military unit headquarters and served in the 104th Guards Airborne Division at Ulyanovsk.

Andrey Bocharov took part in the First Chechen Campaign, leading the reconnaissance in March 1995.

On 20 July 1996 Andrey Bocharov was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation for courage and heroism by the Presidential Decree number 1064.

Andrey Bocharov then became the Deputy Governor of the Bryansk Oblast in January 2005.

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

Andrey Bocharov has been openly associated with the criminal case against Volgograd political blogger Andrey Devyatkin, who has been placed in a psychiatric hospital.

Andrey Bocharov has tried to obtain federal funds for the revival of the chemical plant Khimprom.

In November 2016, Andrey Bocharov was the victim of an attempted arson.