Andrei Kartapolov

Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Former Commander of the Western Military District (appointed in November 2015). Actively involved in shaping and implementing the military campaign of the Russian forces in Ukraine. Deputy Minister of Defence since July 2018.

According to the stated activities of the general staff, by exercising operational control over the armed forces, he was actively involved in shaping and implementing the Russian government policy threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Former Deputy Minister of Defence. Andrei Kartapolov is a Member of the State Duma since 19 Sep 2021. He is Chairman of the Defence Committee and Co-Chairman of the Commission of the State Duma for the consideration of federal budget expenditures aimed at ensuring national defence, national security and law enforcement. Former Commander of the Western Military District. Former Director of the Main Operations Department and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Actively involved in shaping and implementing the military campaign of the Russian forces in Ukraine. On 3 Oct 2022 he voted in favour of the bills on the ratification of treaties on the accession of the Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics” and the Kherson and Zaporizhizhia regions to the Russian Federation.

Member of the State Duma who voted in favour of the resolution No. 58243-8 "On the appeal of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation To the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin on the need to recognize the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic" and therefore supported and implemented actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

Andrei Kartapolov est député à la Douma d’État depuis le 19 septembre 2021. Il est président de la commission de la défense et coprésident de la commission de la Douma d’État chargée de l’examen des dépenses budgétaires fédérales visant à garantir la défense nationale, la sécurité nationale et le maintien de l’ordre. Ancien commandant du district militaire occidental. Ancien directeur du service central des opérations et chef adjoint de l’état-major général des forces armées de la Fédération de Russie. Il a contribué activement à l’élaboration et à la mise en œuvre de la campagne militaire des forces russes en Ukraine. Selon les activités déclarées de l’état-major général, il a, en exerçant le contrôle opérationnel sur les forces armées, contribué activement à l’élaboration et à la mise en œuvre de la politique du gouvernement russe menaçant l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine. Ancien vice-ministre de la défense. Le 3 octobre 2022, il a voté en faveur des projets de loi concernant la ratification des traités sur l’adhésion des “républiques populaires” de Donetsk et de Louhansk et des régions de Kherson et de Zaporijjia à la Fédération de Russie.

Born on 9 November 1963 - Disqualified

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Member of the State Duma

Member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. This state body is responsible for political and legal support of the aggressive war against Ukraine.

Member of the General Council of the United Russia party. United Russia forms and implements Vladimir Putin's policy of aggression against territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Russian military officer