Viktor Vasilyevich Cherkesov (Russian: Виктор Васильевич Черкесов; 13 July 1950 – 8 November 2022) was a Russian security services official. Cherkesov...

of the Russian president in the North-West Federal District (NWFD), Viktor Cherkesov. It was alleged that Sergei Sviridov, deputy plenipotentiary representative...

encouraged". The head of the Russian Drug Enforcement Administration Viktor Cherkesov said that all Russian siloviks must act as a united front: "We [Chekists]...

Political offices Preceded by Viktor Cherkesov Presidential Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District 2003 Succeeded by Ilya Klebanov Preceded by Alexander...

organization eventually became the Federal Drug Control Service of Russia. Viktor Cherkesov was appointed as the chairman of the committee. With around 40,000...

[citation needed] Kiriyenko was appointed Prime Minister after the dismissal of Viktor Chernomyrdin's Second Cabinet. The State Duma, dominated by the Communist...

Directorate were led by Sergei Stepashin (29 November 1991 – 1992), Viktor Cherkesov (1992 –1998), Alexander Grigoryev (1 October 1998 – 5 January 2001)...

Internal Security Department also figured in the report authored by Viktor Cherkesov. The purge occurred while FSB head Nikolai Patrushev was on vacation...

office Appointed by Start of term End of term Length of service 1 Viktor Cherkesov 18 May 2000 11 March 2003 2 years, 297 days (1,027 days) Vladimir Putin...

out this type of urban warfare". The informant has also said that Viktor Cherkesov, the FSB's first deputy director and an interrogator of Soviet dissidents...