Who Was General Maj. Vitaly Gerassimov? Russian General Who Helped Capture Crimea Killed Near Kharki

Publish date: 2024-06-21

Who Was General Maj. Vitaly Gerassimov? Vitaly Gerassimov is the Russian Army’s Major General, Chief of Staff, and First Deputy of the Army of the Russian Federation’s Central Military District.

Ukrainian intelligence claims that a Russian general was killed in the conflict near Kharkiv, making him the Russian Army’s second death in Ukraine in a week, according to The Guardian.

Twitter continues to react to the news, urging Putin to call a halt to the conflict because his army is losing the battle. They are always there to help Ukrainians who are willing to put their lives on the line to safeguard their motherland.

Who Was General Maj. Vitaly Gerassimov?

Vitaly Gerassimov is the second Russian General Maj. who was killed in the Ukraine war.

According to Wikipedia, he had received honors for his participation in the second Chechen war, the Russian military intervention in Syria, and the annexation of Crimea. He was awarded a medal for the “return of Crimea.”

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He had graduated from the Kazan Higher Tank Command School in 1999 and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation’s Combined Arms Academy in 2007.

Likewise, in 2016, he became the commander of the 35th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (SMRB) of the 41st Combined Arms Army, military unit 41659.

Russian Officer Vitaly Gerassimov Death Cause Revealed

Russian Officer Vitaly Gerassimov’s death cause is the ongoing war in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian defense ministry’s intelligence arm, he and other senior commanders were killed near the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

Likewise, Bellingcat, an investigative journalism group, had confirmed his death with a Russian source. They also released some data of the communication between a senior officer in the FSB and Russia’s national security agency.

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— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) March 7, 2022

According to CNBC, the agency’s executive director, Christo Grozev, shared the series of tweets that contains the screenshots of the embedded audio files, which suggest that there is a communication problem in the Russian Army.

Vitaly Gerassimov Was Killed As per Ukraine Defense Ministry

The Ukraine defense ministry confirmed the death of Vitaly Gerassimov. The reported killing came only days after the previous deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Force, Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky, was killed by a Ukrainian sniper.

Jesus, Ukraine just killed Gen. Maj. Vitaly Gerassimov, chief of staff of the 41 Army. At Kharkiv.
Russia, if you're listening: delete your army.

— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) March 7, 2022

Sukhovetsky was also the commander of Russia’s 7th Airborne Division, as per sources.

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