Vitaly Gerasimov
Vitaly Gerasimov | |
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| Native name | Виталий Петрович Герасимов |
| Birth name | Vitaly Pyetrovich Gerasimov |
| Born | 9 July 1977 Kazan, Tatar ASSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Service years | 1995–present |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | 41st Combined Arms Army |
| Battles / wars | |
Vitaly Petrovich Gerasimov (Russian: Виталий Петрович Герасимов; born 9 July 1977) 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 2022, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence announced that Gerasimov was killed in Kharkiv Oblast during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but Gerasimov was confirmed to be alive by BBC Russian when he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky on 23 May 2022.