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Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov [a] [b] (born 8 September 1955) is a Russian army general serving as the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence. He was appointed by president Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012, replacing Nikolai Makarov , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and currently serves as the commander of ...
Minister of Defence of Russia President of Russia (sometimes) Seat: General Staff Building, Znamenka 14/1, Moscow: Appointer: President of Russia: Formation: 9 August 1812 (historical) 10 June 1992 (current) First holder: General-Adjutant Pavel Gavrilovich Gagarin Deputy: First Deputy Chief of the General Staff: Website: www.mil.ru
During the Cold War, the Soviet General Staff maintained Soviet plans for the invasion of Western Europe, whose massive scale was made known secretly to the West by spies such as Ryszard Kukliński and later published by German researchers working with the National People's Army files, [4] and the Parallel History Project [5] and the associated ...
A Russian general who reportedly served as the top military commander for Ukraine last year has died, according to Russian state media. A Russian general who reportedly served as the top military ...
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu [1] [a] [b] (born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician and military officer who has served as secretary of the Security Council since 2024. He served as Minister of Defence of Russia from 2012 to 2024.
The Russian military is top-heavy, with generals playing a larger role in day-to-day operations than in other militaries. [7] [86] Russian battalion commanders were given more authority only three years before the invasion. [13] According to analysts and Western officials, Russia had deployed approximately 20 general officers to Ukraine.
Mikhail Yevgenyevich Mizintsev (Russian: Михаил Евгеньевич Мизинцев; born 10 September 1962) is a Russian colonel general.He headed the National Defense Management Center of Russia, served as the deputy minister of defence of Russia for logistics from 24 September 2022 to 27 April 2023, and later in Wagner Group.
Russia's defence ministry on Friday confirmed the appointment of Colonel-General Viktor Afzalov as commander of the country's aerospace forces, replacing General Sergei Surovikin who was removed ...