Nikolai Ignatov (general)

Hero of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Nikolai Ignatov
Born	(1956-05-13) 13 May 1956 (age 68) Dmitriyevskoye [ru], Tula Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union (to 1991)  Russia
Service / branch	Soviet Airborne Forces Russian Airborne Forces
Years of service	1974–2019
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles / wars	Russian constitutional crisis Incident at Pristina Airport
Alma mater	Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School Frunze Military Academy General Staff Academy

Nikolai Ivanovich Ignatov (Russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Игна́тов, born 13 May 1956) is a retired Russian Airborne Forces lieutenant general who briefly served as the acting Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces in May 2009. He was the Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces from 2008 to 2019 and the Deputy Commander of the Airborne Forces from 2005 to 2008.

He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 1993 during the events of the Russian constitutional crisis.