Aleksey Nikolayevich Ovchinin (Russian: ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°Π΅Π²ΠΈΡ ΠΠ²ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠ½; born 28 September 1971) is a Russian cosmonaut and holds the rank of Podpolkovnik (lieutenant colonel) in the Russian Air Force Reserve. He was selected as a cosmonaut in 2006 and made his first spaceflight in 2016 on Soyuz TMA-20M, where he also served as commander.