President appoints Commander of Aerial Force of the Air Defense Service

ASTANA. KAZINFORM By a presidential decree, Ruslan Kunurov has been appointed Commander of the Aerial Force of the Air Defense Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the press service of Akorda reports.

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Born in 1970, Ruslan Kunurov is a native of Fedenovka village of Terekti district, West Kazakhstan region.

He is a first class pilot, military transport aviation pilot, sniper-pilot, pilot of Mi-8МТ, Mi-17V-5, Mi-24, Mi-35М, Mi-171Sh helicopters and Yak-18, AN-26, AN-72 and C-295 planes.

He also was Chief of Staff of Air Defense Troops of the Republic of Kazakhstan.