| Vitaly Gerasimov | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Виталий Петрович Герасимов |
| Birth name | Vitaly Pyetrovich Gerasimov |
| Born | 9 July 1977 |
| Place of birth | Kazan, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Allegiance |
 Russia |
| Service/branch |
 Russia Army |
| Years of service | 1995–present |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held | Chief of Staff, 41st Combined Arms Army |
| Battles/wars | |
Vitaly Petrovich Gerasimov (Russian: Виталий Петрович Герасимов; 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 Ukraine's Ministry of Defence announced that Gerasimov was killed in Kharkiv Oblast during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,[2][3] Gerasimov was confirmed to be alive when he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky on 23 May.[4][5]
Early life and education[]
Vitaly Petrovich Gerasimov was born on 9 July 1977 in Kazan.[6] Gerasimov graduated from the Kazan Higher Tank Command School in 1999 and from the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2007.[1][7]
Military career[]
Gerasimov fought in the Second Chechen War (1999–2000). From 2007 to 2010, he commanded a motor-rifle battalion in the North Caucasus Military District. In October 2013, as a colonel, he was assigned as commander of the 15th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (Peacekeeping).[6]
He was awarded campaign medals for participating in the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, and the Russian military operation in Syria (from 2015). [2][8] In June 2016, he was promoted to the rank of major-general.[9]
Gerasimov was claimed by Ukrainian authorities to have been killed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on 7 March 2022 near Kharkiv, along with several other senior Russian officials.[2][10][11] This was not confirmed by CNN or US officials.[12] The Netherlands-based open-source intelligence (OSINT) fact-checking group Bellingcat said it had confirmed the death by accessing a Ukrainian intercept of Russian communications, as well as by means of "a Russian source".[11][13] The Guardian newspaper reported on 8 March that the Ukrainian defence department "broadcast what it claimed was a conversation between two Russian FSB officers discussing the death and complaining that their secure communications were no longer functioning inside Ukraine".[8] Gerasimov was confirmed to be in fact alive when he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky on 23 May.[14][15]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Назначения в Вооруженных Силах России" (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Defence. September 2019. p. 78. ISSN 0134-921X. OCLC 913825191. https://sc.mil.ru/files/morf/military/archive/RVO-9_sayt(1).pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Massie, Graeme (7 March 2022). "Ukraine claims it has killed another Russian general during fighting in Kharkiv". https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-fighting-general-killed-b2030661.html.
- ↑ "Під Харковом ліквідовано генерал-майора російської армії" (in uk, en). Government of Ukraine. 7 March 2022. https://gur.gov.ua/content/pid-kharkovom-likvidovano-heneralmaiora-rosiiskoi-armii.html.
- ↑ Smirnova, Yuliana (2022-05-23). "Воскрес "убитый" генерал ВС РФ Герасимов" (in ru). https://www.pravda.ru/news/world/1711740-gerasimov/.
- ↑ "Груз 200: что известно о потерях России в Украине к середине июня". 10 June 2022. https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-61754126.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Полковник Виталий Герасимов назначен командиром самарских миротворцев" (in ru). 21 October 2013. https://volga.news/article/275640.html.
- ↑ Komaxidze, Irakli (19 November 2017). "Commanders of 15th MRB ready to carry out Kremlin's criminal orders". https://informnapalm.org/en/commanders-of-15th-mrb-ready-to-carry-out-kremlin-s-criminal-orders/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Borger, Julian (8 March 2022). "Vitaly Gerasimov: second Russian general killed, Ukraine defence ministry claims". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/08/vitaly-gerasimov-second-russian-general-killed-ukraine-defence-ministry-claims.
- ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11.06.2016 г. № 276" (in ru). http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/40872.
- ↑ "Ukraine: Russian general killed near Kharkiv, say defenders" (in en-GB). BBC News. 8 March 2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60659185.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Bowman, Verity (8 March 2022). "Second Russian general killed on the battlefield as 'demoralised' troops suffer heavy losses" (in en-GB). The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/08/second-russian-general-killed-battlefield-demoralised-troops/.
- ↑ Picheta, Rob; Guy, Jack (9 March 2022). "Ukraine claims Russian general has been killed in Kharkiv". https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/europe/russian-general-killed-ukraine-kharkiv-intl/index.html.
- ↑ Martin, Alexander (8 March 2022). "Russians reportedly take out own secure communications system during Kharkiv assault". Sky News. https://news.sky.com/story/russians-reportedly-take-out-own-secure-communications-system-during-kharkiv-assault-12560577.
- ↑ Smirnova, Yuliana (2022-05-23). "Воскрес "убитый" генерал ВС РФ Герасимов" (in ru). https://www.pravda.ru/news/world/1711740-gerasimov/.
- ↑ "Груз 200: что известно о потерях России в Украине к середине июня". 10 June 2022. https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-61754126.
External links[]
- News of Gerasimov's promotion to major-general in September 2019 from the Russian Ministry of Defence's monthly magazine Российское военное обозрение (Russian Military Review), via the Wayback Machine
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