Igor Yerusalimov
Igor Yerusalimov | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Игорь Феликсович Ерусалимов |
| Born | 1972 or 1973 (age 53–54)[1] |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Igor Feliksovich Yerusalimov (Russian: Игорь Феликсович Ерусалимов; born 26 August 1972) is a Russian army officer and the Head of the Western Military District Headquarters serving from 2020 to 2024, and was made a Lieutenant General in May 2025 by presidential decree.[2]
On Telegram, Yerusalimov was rumoured to have been killed in a bomb blast inside the Balzi Rossi restaurant in Moscow on 1 August 2026, during the 2026 Moscow bombing while attending general Aleksandr Chayko's 55th birthday party. A funeral was held on 4 August and he was reported to have been secretly buried in the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery with Valery Plokhotnyuk on 5 August. However, when a correspondent at Verstka attempted to contact the supposedly buried Yerusalimov, he answered and was confused by the reports, saying "don't write anything about me".[3][4] Official records and registries indicated that he is not dead.[5]
References
- ↑ "В чате московского района появилось сообщение о похоронах генерал‑лейтенанта Игоря Ерусалимова; «Верстка» считает, что это был вброс". zona.media (in Russian). 5 August 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
- ↑ "Путин присвоил звания 19 генералам". RBC (in Russian). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Russian media report another general may have been killed in Moscow explosion". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ Редакция «Вёрстки» (6 August 2026). "«Похороненный» генерал Игорь Ерусалимов может быть жив" (in Russian). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Russian General Yerusalimov May Still Be Alive: The Story Behind His Funeral Has Raised". UA.NEWS. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.