| Post: | Chief |
| Body: | the General Staff |
| Flag: | Flag of Russia's Chief of Staff.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Chief of the General Staff |
| Insignia: | Emblem general staff russian armed forces.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the general staff |
| Incumbent: | Army General Valery Gerasimov |
| Incumbentsince: | 9 November 2012 |
| Type: | Chief of staff |
| Department: | General Staff of the Armed Forces |
| Reports To: | 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 10 June 1992 |
| Deputy: | First Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
The Chief of the General Staff (Russian: Начальник Генерального штаба) is the head of the General Staff and the highest ranking officer of the Russian Armed Forces or is also the senior-most uniformed military officer. He is appointed by the President of Russia, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. The position dates to the period of the Russian Empire. The current Chief of the General Staff is Army General Valery Gerasimov.
† denotes people who died in office.
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