Andrey Shevelyov was born in 1970 in
Leningrad. Then he moved with his parents to the town of
Bely, Kalinin Oblast. He educated at the
Kalinin Suvorov Military School and
Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School. After graduating from Ryazan School in 1991, In December 1994, Shevelyov was wounded while combating Chechen separatists in Oktyabrskoye near
Grozny. In January 1995 senior lieutenant Andrey Shevelyov was awarded the title of
Hero of the Russian Federation, becoming one of the first recipients of that title for service in the
Chechen campaign. As well as his predecessor Dmitry Zelenin, Shevelyov enjoyed low public approval. He resigned in March 2016, succeeded by
Igor Rudenya. Shevelyov is married and has three children. ==See also==