Vitaly Gerasimov | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Виталий Петрович Герасимов |
| Birth name | Vitaly Pyetrovich Gerasimov |
| Born | 9 July 1977 Kazan, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Service |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1995–present |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Chief of Staff, 41st Combined Arms Army |
| Battles / wars | |
Vitaly Petrovich Gerasimov (Russian: Виталий Петрович Герасимов; born 9 July 1977[1]) is a Russian Ground Forces major general (one-star rank), the chief of staff and first deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army.
On 7 March 2022, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence announced that Gerasimov was killed in Kharkiv Oblast during the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[2][3] but Gerasimov was confirmed to be alive by BBC Russian when he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky on 23 May 2022.[4][5]
- ^ Назначения в Вооруженных Силах России [Appointments in the Armed Forces of Russia] (PDF). Российское военное обозрение [Russian Military Review] (in Russian). 9 (185). Russian Ministry of Defence: 78. September 2019. ISSN 0134-921X. OCLC 913825191. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Massie, Graeme (7 March 2022). "Ukraine claims it has killed another Russian general during fighting in Kharkiv". The Independent. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Під Харковом ліквідовано генерал-майора російської армії [A major general of the Russian army was liquidated near Kharkiv]. Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (in Ukrainian and English). Government of Ukraine. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Smirnova, Yuliana (23 May 2022). Воскрес "убитый" генерал ВС РФ Герасимов. Pravda.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Груз 200: что известно о потерях России в Украине к середине июня. BBC News Russian. 10 June 2022.