He was born in
Morozovsk,
Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union. In 1997, he was awarded the
Hero of the Russian Federation. Deynekin's rank was
General of the army. Also he had the federal state civilian service rank of
1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. In 1969, he graduated from the
Gagarin Air Force Academy. From 1991 to 1992, he was commander-in-chief of the air force and deputy defense minister of the USSR. In 1992, he served as commander-in-chief of the Air Force of the Commonwealth of Independent States. From 1992 until 1998, he was the commanding officer of the
Air Force of the Russian Federation. He retired in 2002. Deynekin died on 19 August 2017 in
Moscow at the age of 79. ==See also==