Gerasimov Valery Vasilevich
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces — First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (Army General)
In short
- Who
- Position: Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces — First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (Army General)
- Last event
- June 25, 2024 — Issuance of arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
- Verifiability
- 6 sources
Case summary
Valerii Vasilievich Gerasimov — Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces — First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (Army General). According to open registries, he is an Army General (2013), Hero of Russia (2016).
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces — First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (since November 9, 2012). Commander of the Joint Grouping of Forces in the Special Military Operation zone. On June 25, 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an international arrest warrant for him for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Sanctions
Включён в санкционный список ЕС как Начальник Генерального штаба ВС РФ — ключевая фигура в планировании вторжения.
Включён в SDN-список Минфина США.
Заморожены активы в юрисдикции Великобритании.
Включён в санкционный список Канады.
Включён в санкционный список Австралии.
Включён в санкционный список Японии.
Международный уголовный суд выдал ордер на арест Герасимова за военные преступления и преступления против человечности.
Lies to the public
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Evidence
Property
Land plot of 2125 sq.m., residential house of 554 sq.m., and bathhouse of 236 sq.m. — according to the declaration. Located approximately 30 km from the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD).
Apartment of 131.5 sq.m., registered to his wife. According to 'Current Time', it is located in a residential complex in northwest Moscow.
Valery Gerasimov's apartment in Moscow. Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces since 2012. Primary workplace is the General Staff building on Frunzenskaya Embankment.
Valery Gerasimov's dacha near Moscow. Like many high-ranking military officials, Gerasimov owns suburban real estate in the Moscow region. Specific details/location require further verification.
Gerasimov's property in his hometown of Kazan. Born in Kazan on September 8, 1955, into a working-class family. It is likely that the family may own property in the city.
Gerasimov's apartment in Moscow. Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces since 2012, First Deputy Minister of Defense. General Staff building — Frunzenskaya Embankment, 22. Married, with a son and a daughter (son is military). Exact residential address: Frunzenskaya Embankment, Zamoskvorechye district.
Gerasimov's dacha in Odintsovsky District, Moscow Oblast — an area with the highest concentration of elite suburban real estate owned by the military elite (Barvikha, Usovo, Zarechye). As Chief of the General Staff since 2012, Gerasimov likely owns a house in one of the cottage settlements in this area. Exact coordinates require journalistic investigation.
Connections and network graph
Corruption network
Timeline of events
- 25 июня 2024 г.AppointmentIssuance of arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Gerasimov for missile strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
- 25 июня 2024 г.AppointmentThe ICC issued an arrest warrant for war crimes.Evidence / Source →
- 11 января 2023 г.AppointmentCommander of the Joint Group of Forces
Appointed Commander of the Joint Group of Forces of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.
- 24 февраля 2022 г.AppointmentAs Chief of the General Staff — key architect of the invasion plan for Ukraine.Evidence / Source →
- 4 июля 2019 г.Corruption / Wealth'Current Time': Family real estate worth 100–150 million rubles
An apartment in northwest Moscow and a dacha 30 km from the Moscow Ring Road — many times more than official income, but noticeably more modest than the property of Shoigu and his deputies.
Evidence / Source → - 1 января 2019 г.Appointment'Current Time' investigation into family real estate (100–150 million rubles).Evidence / Source →
- 9 ноября 2012 г.AppointmentAppointed Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces
Appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces — First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.
- 9 ноября 2012 г.AppointmentAppointed Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces — First Deputy Minister of Defense.Evidence / Source →
Sources
- 01«Настоящее время»: семья главы Генштаба владеет недвижимостью на 100–150 миллионов рублейMeduza / Настоящее время · 4 июля 2019 г.
- 02Источник: Назначен Начальником Генерального штаба ВС РФ — первым заместителем Министра обороны.9 ноября 2012 г.
- 03Источник: Расследование «Настоящего времени» о недвижимости семьи (100–150 млн руб.).1 января 2019 г.
- 04Источник: Как Начальник Генштаба — ключевой архитектор плана вторжения в Украину.24 февраля 2022 г.
- 05Источник: МУС выдал ордер на арест за военные преступления.25 июня 2024 г.
- 06Источник сведений об объекте в МоскваOpen source
Verification in OSINT registries
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Price of a life
Confirmed wealth: $0 million — this money could have bought:
Оценки на основе средних цен и публичных смет РФ. Цифры приблизительные — приведены, чтобы дать масштаб состояния, а не точную бухгалтерию.
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