Zhukov Air and Space Defence Academy

The Zhukov Air and Space Defence Academy (Russian: Военная академия воздушно-космической обороны имени Маршала Советского Союза Г. К. Жукова) is a Russian military academy located on the banks of the Volga River in Tver (formerly Kalinin). The academy, formed in 1956, is named after Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov. It was one of the main education centers of the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces, prior to the Aerospace Defence Forces restructuring in 2015.[1] The Academy currently trains personnel for the successor organisation, the Russian Aerospace Forces.

Air and Space Defence Academy
Военная академия воздушно-космической обороны имени Маршала Советского Союза Г. К. Жукова
Established1866 (1866)
Location
Tver
,
Tver Oblast
,
170022
,
Russia

56.851389°N 35.92°E / 56.851389; 35.92
LanguageRussian

In addition to its educational and training mandate, this academy is a research center for studying problems of operational art and tactics, as well as command, communications, and control (C3) on air defense matters.

Notable alumni

2022 fire

On 21 April 2022 a fire destroyed buildings at the Academy with seven reported dead.[5]

References
  1. "ZHUKOV AIR AND SPACE DEFENSE ACADEMY". Military School Directory. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. Узел, Кавказский. "Сосналиев Султан Асламбекович". Кавказский Узел. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  3. Узел, Кавказский. "Сосналиев Султан Асламбекович". Кавказский Узел. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  4. Узел, Кавказский. "Сосналиев Султан Асламбекович". Кавказский Узел. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  5. Farrer, Martin. "Seven die in fire at Russia defence institute – reports". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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