Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov is a Russian army general serving as the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence.
12 Facts About Valery Gerasimov
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Valery Gerasimov was appointed by president Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012 replacing Nikolay Makarov, and currently serves as the commander of all Russian forces in Ukraine.
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Valery Gerasimov graduated from the Kazan Suvorov Military School, the Kazan Higher Tank Command School, the Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy, and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.
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Valery Gerasimov was the commander of the 58th Army in the North Caucasus Military District during the Second Chechen War between February 2001 and March 2003.
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Valery Gerasimov commanded the annual Victory Day Parade on Red Square four times from 2009 to 2012.
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Valery Gerasimov was appointed Chief of General Staff following the dismissal of Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on 6 November 2012.
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Valery Gerasimov was promoted to the highest rank in the Russian Army, General of the Army, as of 2014.
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On 9 December 2021, Valery Gerasimov issued a warning to the Ukrainian government against attempting to settle the war in Donbas using force.
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In 2021 Valery Gerasimov explained his doctrine to the Financial Times.
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On 11 February 2022, Valery Gerasimov met with Tony Radakin and denied that Russia was planning to invade Ukraine.
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Valery Gerasimov was involved in the planning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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On 27 April 2022, Ukrainian publication Defense Express claimed that Valery Gerasimov arrived in Izium to personally command the Russian offensive in the region.