Tereshchenko Nikolai Andreevich
Lieutenant General; until August 2024 — Commander of the 1st Tank Army of the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces (Military Unit 73621), subsequently replaced by Lieutenant General V. A. Podlesny; current position for 2025–2026 not confirmed in open sources
In short
- Who
- Position: Lieutenant General; until August 2024 — Commander of the 1st Tank Army of the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces (Military Unit 73621), subsequently replaced by Lieutenant General V. A. Podlesny; current position for 2025–2026 not confirmed in open sources
- Last event
- March 26, 2022 — Reported Appointment as Commander of the 1st Tank Army
- Verifiability
- 3 sources
Case summary
Tereshchenko Nikolai Andreevich — Lieutenant General; to avgusta 2024 goda — Commander 1st Tank Combined Arms Army Western VO Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Military Unit 73621), vposledstvii smenyon Lieutenant Generalom In. A. Podlesnym; aktualnaya dolzhnost on 2025–2026 gg. in otkrytykh istochnikakh ne podtverzhdena.
According to verified public registries and open-source intelligence records, participated in the full-scale Russian military invasion of Ukraine.
Lieutenant General Nikolai Andreyevich Tereshchenko, as commander of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, bears command responsibility for the actions of subordinate units during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The 1st Tank Army actively participated in combat operations, including the offensive on Kyiv and operations in Kharkiv Oblast, where it suffered significant casualties and was implicated in destruction and civilian casualties. Ukrainian sources have labeled him the "bloody general" for his actions in Syria, though this accusation has not been validated by a judicial ruling.
Failures and victims
Lieutenant General Nikolai Andreyevich Tereshchenko, as commander of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, bears command responsibility for the actions of subordinate units during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The 1st Tank Army actively participated in combat operations, including the offensive on Kyiv and operations in Kharkiv Oblast, where it suffered significant casualties and was implicated in destruction and civilian casualties. Ukrainian sources have labeled him the "bloody general" for his actions in Syria, though this accusation has not been validated by a judicial ruling.
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Timeline of events
- 26 марта 2022 г.AppointmentReported Appointment as Commander of the 1st Tank Army
Ukrainian media, citing a journalist's Telegram channel, reported Tereshchenko's appointment to replace Lieutenant General Sergey Kisel.
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