Valery Gerasimov

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

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Valery Gerasimov is the top military officer in Russia, responsible for overseeing the country's armed forces as Chief of the General Staff. He matters because he plays a central role in planning and directing Russia's military operations and strategy, making him one of the most influential figures in Russian defense and foreign policy.

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Born: 1955-09-08

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Native name: Валерий Герасимов
Born: ( 1955-09-08 ) 8 September 1955 (age 70) , Kazan , Tatar ASSR , Soviet Union
Allegiance: Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia
Branch: Soviet Army Russian Ground Forces
Service years: 1977–present
Rank: General of the Army

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General of the Army Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (born 8 September 1955) is a Russian military officer who has been the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defense since 2012. His previous commands included three military districts and a combined arms army.

Gerasimov was born in Kazan and was commissioned in the Soviet Army after graduating from the Kazan Higher Tank Command School in 1977. He later also attended the Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy and the Russian General Staff Academy. Gerasimov is a combat veteran of the Second Chechen War, during which he was chief of staff and then commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army. He later commanded the Leningrad, Moscow, and Central Military Districts.