Valery Gerasimov | |
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Валерий Герасимов | |
Chief of the General Staff | |
Assumed office 9 November 2012 | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Minister | Andrey Belousov |
Deputy | Nikolai Bogdanovsky |
Preceded by | Nikolai Makarov |
Commander of the Central Military District | |
In office 26 April – 8 November 2012 | |
Preceded by | Vladimir Chirkin |
Succeeded by | Alexander Dvornikov |
First Deputy Chief of the General Staff | |
In office 23 December 2010 – March 2012 | |
Chief | Nikolai Makarov |
Preceded by | Alexander Burutin |
Succeeded by | Position abolished Nikolai Bogdanovsky (2014) |
Commander of the Joint Group of Forces in the Special Military Operation zone | |
Assumed office 11 January 2023 | |
Deputy | Sergey Surovikin Oleg Salyukov Alexei Kim |
Preceded by | Sergey Surovikin |
Personal details | |
Born | Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov 8 September 1955 Kazan, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Alma mater | General Staff Academy |
Profession | Soldier |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union (1973–1991) Russia (since 1991) |
Branch/service | Soviet Army Russian Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1977–present |
Rank | General of the Army[1] |
Commands | |
Battles/wars | |
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Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (Russian: Валерий Васильевич Герасимов, IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ɡʲɪˈrasʲɪməf]; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian army general serving as the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence.
He was appointed by president Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012, replacing Nikolai Makarov,[5][6][7] and currently serves as the commander of all Russian forces in Ukraine. He is considered one of the most powerful men in Russia, and one of three people to hold access to Russia's nuclear weapons, alongside Putin and Defense Minister Andrey Belousov.[8] Gerasimov has been described as a loyal follower of Putin.[9][10]
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