Colonel General Viktor Afzalov has become the new commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces (RAF), replacing Army General Sergei Surovikin, local media reported Saturday.
Afzalov, who was previously acting commander-in-chief of RAF, was born on June 9, 1968. He graduated from the Pushkin Higher Military School of Radio Electronics of Air Defense in 1989, the Military University of Air Defense in 2000, and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2010.— Xinhua
