Yevgeny Nikiforov
Yevgeny Nikiforov | |
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| Native name | Евгений Валерьевич Никифоров |
| Birth name | Yevgeny Valeryevich Nikiforov |
| Born | 1 January 1970 Aksha, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
| Years of service | 1987–present |
| Rank | Colonel General |
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Yevgeny Valeryevich Nikiforov (Russian: Евгений Валерьевич Никифоров; born 1 January 1970), is a Russian military officer who was the commander of the Western Military District between 23 January 2023 and 26 February 2024. He had previously been the Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military District from 2020 to 2023. He has held the rank of colonel general since 17 February 2023.
Since 14 May 2018, he has been under international sanctions of Ukraine.