Vitaly Gerasimov
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Vitaly Gerasimov | |
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| Native name | Виталий Петрович Герасимов |
| Birth name | Vitaly Petrovich Gerasimov |
| Born | 9 July 1977 |
| Died | 7 March 2022 (aged 44) Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Service/ |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1995–2022 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held | Chief of Staff, 41st Combined Arms Army |
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Vitaly Petrovich Gerasimov (Russian: Виталий Петрович Герасимов; 9 July 1977 – 7 March 2022) was a Russian Ground Forces major general. Ukraine's Ministry of Defence claims that Gerasimov was killed in Kharkiv Oblast during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][2] At the time of his alleged death, he served as chief of staff and first deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army.
Education
Vitaly Petrovich Gerasimov was born on 9 July 1977.[3] 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.[4]
Military career
Gerasimov fought in the Second Chechen War (1999–2000), and was awarded campaign medals for participating in the Russian military operation in Syria (from 2015), and the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014.[1][5]
In October 2013, as a colonel in the Russian armed forces, he was promoted as commander of the 15th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade.[3] In 2016 he was given command of the 35th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade of the Aleysk-based 41st Combined Arms Army.[6]
Death
According to Ukrainian authorities, Gerasimov was killed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on 7 March 2022 near Kharkiv, along with several other senior Russian officials.[1][7][8] The Netherlands-based 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".[8][9] 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".[5] Reuters reported on 8 March that Gerasimov's death was unverified.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 українська and English). Government of Ukraine. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Полковник Виталий Герасимов назначен командиром самарских миротворцев" [Colonel Vitaly Gerasimov appointed commander of Samara peacekeepers]. Новости Волги (Volga News) (in русский). 21 October 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ Komaxidze, Irakli (November 19, 2017). "Commanders of 15th MRB ready to carry out Kremlin's criminal orders". InformNapalm.org. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Borger, Julian (8 March 2022). "Vitaly Gerasimov: second Russian general killed, Ukraine defence ministry claims". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "122nd Guards Motorised Rifle Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ↑ "Ukraine: Russian general killed near Kharkiv, say defenders". BBC News. 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Bowman, Verity (2022-03-08). "Second Russian general killed on the battlefield as 'demoralised' troops suffer heavy losses". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Martin, Alexander (8 March 2022). "Russians reportedly take out own secure communications system during Kharkiv assault". Sky News. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ Birsel, Robert (8 March 2022). "Second Russian general killed in war, Ukraine says". Reuters. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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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