Viktor Kazantsev Military person

Viktor Germanovich Kazantsev (Russian: Ви́ктор Ге́рманович Каза́нцев; IPA: [ˈvʲiktər ˈɡʲermənəvʲɪtɕ kɐˈzantsəf]; born 1946) was an envoy of the Russian president to the Southern Federal District from 2000 to 2004. He performed primary negotiations between the Russian government and the Chechen opposition. Decorated with the Hero of the Russian Federation title, [1] he was involved in coordinating the government responses to various violent actions in Chechnya. Kazanstev was also involved in coordinating the rescue attempt during the Moscow theatre hostage situation, which took place in October 2002. [2]

Personal facts

Birth date	February 26, 1946
Birth place	Belarus , Vitebsk Region , Talachyn Raion

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military operations	Second Chechen War Soviet war in Afghanistan First Chechen War
military branch	Soviet Army Russian Ground Forces
service start	1963
service end	2000