Aleksandr Sanchik

Lieutenant General Aleksandr Semyonovich Sanchik (Russian: Александр Семёнович Санчик; born on 15 October 1966), is a Russian military leader who is currently the acting commander of the Eastern Military District since May 2024.

He had been the Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military District since 2023.

Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he is under sanctions from the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries.

Biography
Aleksandr Sanchik was born in Moscow on 15 October 1966.

From 1985 to 1989, he was a cadet of the Tashkent Higher Tank Command Order of Lenin School named after twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of Armored Forces P. S. Rybalko.

In 2000, he graduated from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

From 2013 to 2014, he was the commander of the 27th separate guards motorized rifle brigade.

From 2014 to 2015, he was the commander of the 2nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division.

In 2015, he was a student at the Faculty of National Security and State Defense of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, which he graduated two years later.

From 2017 to 2020, he was the Deputy Commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District.

From September 2020 to 2023, he became the Commander of the 35th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District.

Since 2023, he had been the Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military District.

In May 2024, Sanchik became the acting commander of the Eastern Military District.

He served in the Russian military intervention in Syria. He held major command positions from tank platoon commander to commander of a combined arms army.

Sanctions
On 2 August 2022, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sanchik was included in Canada's sanctions list of "regime associates" as "involved in the unprovoked and unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine, including the Bucha massacre".

On 13 December 2022, he came under British sanctions for being involved in missile attacks on Ukrainian cities.

On 25 February 2023, he was added to the sanctions list of all EU countries for supporting and carrying out actions that undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.”

For similar reasons, it is under sanctions from Switzerland, Ukraine, Japan and New Zealand.