Vladimir Pronichev

Vladimir Pronichev
Pronichev at a meeting with the President of Russia on 23 August 2012
Born (1953-03-01) 1 March 1953
Melitopol, Ukrainian SSR
Allegiance Soviet Union,  Russia
Branch FSB Border Service of Russia
Years of service1970–2013
RankArmy general
AwardsOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", Order of the Red Banner, Order of the Red Star, Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", Medal "For Distinction in the Protection of the State Borders", Medal "For Distinction in Military Service", Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg", Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms", Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Awards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Medal "For Impeccable Service", Order of Grimaldi
Alma materFrunze Military Academy

General of the Army Vladimir Yegorovich Pronichev (Russian: Владимир Егорович Проничев; born 1 March 1953) is a retired Russian security official, and the former head of the Border Guard Service of the Russian Federation. Pronichev also held the title of First Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the successor organization to KGB.