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Igor PaninMember of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Colonel General of the Internal Service
Date of Birth: 18.12.1959
Country:  Uzbekistan |
Content:
- Early Life and Military Career
- Transition to Emergency Services
- Humanitarian and Rescue Operations
- - Dispatch of a humanitarian convoy to South Ossetia
- - Response to the accident at the Severnaya mine in Vorkuta
- Awards and Recognitions
- - Medal "For Combat Merit" (1985)
- - Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2008)
- - Personalized firearm
Early Life and Military Career
Born in Tashkent on December 18, 1959, Alexander Kurenkov embarked on a distinguished career in the military and emergency services. In 1980, he graduated from the V.I. Lenin Higher Combined Arms Command School. Subsequently, he completed studies at the M.V. Frunze Military Academy in 1990 and the Russian Academy of State Service under the President of the Russian Federation in 2002.
Throughout his military service from 1980 to 1994, Kurenkov held various positions within the Soviet Army and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan. He served as a commander in different capacities, including a motorized rifle platoon, a cadet platoon, and a cadet battalion. He also served as an instructor and a battalion commander at the Tashkent Higher Combined Arms Command School.
Transition to Emergency Services
In 1994, Kurenkov joined the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MCHS) of Russia. He assumed leadership roles in various capacities, including:
- Deputy Commander of the 144th Separate Rescue Brigade, Central Regional Center of the MCHS of Russia (1994-1998)
- Commander of the 146th Separate Rescue Brigade, Central Regional Center of the MCHS of Russia (1998-2000)
- Head of the 847th Rescue Center, Central Regional Center of the MCHS of Russia (2000-2002)
- Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Lipetsk Region (2002-2007)
- Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Moscow Region (2007-2010)
- Head of the North-Western Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia (2010-2017)
Humanitarian and Rescue Operations
Throughout his career, Kurenkov actively participated in numerous humanitarian and rescue operations. Notable contributions include:
- Delivery of humanitarian aid to the former Yugoslavia, Dagestan, and Ingushetia
- Response to the flood in the village of Khatsukai, Krasnogvardeisky District, Adygea
- Response to the communal network accident in Sobinka and Lakinsk, Vladimir Region
- Dispatch of a humanitarian convoy to South Ossetia
- Management of the cleanup operation following the Druzhba oil pipeline accident in the Stanovlyansky District, Lipetsk Region
- Suppression of forest fires and response to emergencies in the Lipetsk Region
- Management of the emergency rescue operation after the gas explosion in a residential building in Zagorskie Dali, Moscow Region
- Management of the emergency rescue operation after the collapse of an automobile bridge in the city of Velsk, Arkhangelsk Region
- Response to the crash of an Airbus A-312 aircraft en route from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg
- Response to the accident at the Severnaya mine in Vorkuta
- Management of the response to the flooding in the Vologda and Arkhangelsk regions and the city of Veliky Ustyug
- Management of a rescue search operation on Lake Syamozero, Republic of Karelia
- Management of the search operation for the fishing vessel SP-4529 Monni and its crew in the Gulf of Finland
Awards and Recognitions
Kurenkov has received numerous awards and recognitions for his exceptional service, including:
- Medal "For Combat Merit" (1985)
- Medal "For Impeccable Service in the USSR Armed Forces" (1988)- Medal "70 Years of the USSR Armed Forces" (1988)
- Medal "For Impeccable Service" (1991)
- Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" (1997)
- Order "For Military Merit" (1997)
- Badge of the Ministry of Emergency Situations "For Merit" (1999)
- Medal of the Ministry of Emergency Situations "Participant in Emergency Humanitarian Operations" (2000)
- Badge of the Ministry of Emergency Situations "Honorary Badge of the Ministry of Emergency Situations" (2002)
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2008)
- Medal of the Ministry of Emergency Situations "For Commonwealth in the Cause of Rescue" (2008)
