Sergey Shchedrin

Head of the Border Division of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in Abkhazia

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• On August 20, 2024, the Deputy Head of the Border Control Department of the Border Service of the Russian Federal Security Service, Lieutenant General Rafael Daerbaev, introduced Shchedrin as a new Head of the Border Division in Abkhazia, to the Prime Minister of the de facto Republic of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab Shchedrin replaced Andrei Kudimov, who was appointed to the post on January 21, 2021. Ankvab confirmed to the newly appointed Shchedrin his readiness to cooperate with Russian border guards and protect the so-called border. The Russian Ambassador to Abkhazia, Mikhail Shurgalin, also attended the meeting.
• Shchedrin is a Major-General.