Valery Gerasimov
Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (Russian: Валерий Васильевич Герасимов, IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ɡʲɪˈrasʲɪməf]; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian General of the Army. He is the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He was appointed by President Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012.[1]
| Hero of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov | |
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 Gerasimov in an official portrait from 2019 | |
| Native name | Вале́рий Гера́симов |
| Born | 8 September 1955 Kazan, Tatar ASSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union (1976–1991)  Russian Federation (1991–present) |
| Service/branch | Soviet Armed Forces Russian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1976–present |
| Rank |  General of the Army |
| Commands held | Chief of the General Staff Deputy Chief of the General Staff Central Military District Moscow Military District Leningrad Military District 58th Army 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division |
| Battles/wars | Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War |
| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation Order of Honour Order of St. George (3rd and 4th Class) |
Valery Gerasimov Media
Gerasimov with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, 9 November 2012
General Gerasimov leading a Victory Day parade in Moscow in a ZiL 41044, May 2011
Gerasimov (right), Joseph Dunford (left) and Hulusi Akar (middle) at a meeting to discuss their nations’ operations in northern Syria, 6 March 2017
Russian, Chinese and Mongolian troops and military equipment parade during the Vostok 2018 military exercises.
Gerasimov and Mongolia's Chief of General Staff Ayushiin Ganbat, 16 August 2019
Gerasimov with Shoigu, Putin and Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov at the Center-2019 military exercise
Gerasimov with UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Admiral Tony Radakin in Moscow on 11 February 2022
Putin, Shoigu and Gerasimov at the Vostok-2022 military exercise in the Russian Far East on 6 September 2022
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References
- ↑ "Russian Army General Staff Chief Gerasimov, ten Russian military servicemen suspected of involvement in Ilovaisk tragedy - SBU". Kyiv Post. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.