Valery Solodchuk
Valery Nikolaevich Solodchuk | |
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| Born | March 24, 1971 Astrakhan, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
| Service | Russian Airborne Forces |
| Years of service | 1988–present |
| Rank | Colonel General (2025) |
| Unit | Center group of forces Kursk group of forces |
| Commands | 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division 1st Army Corps 36th Combined Arms Army Central Military District |
| Battles / wars | Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Awards | Order of Military Merit Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II degree |
| Alma mater | Combined Arms Academy of the Russian Armed Forces |
Valery Nikolaevich Solodchuk (Russian: Валерий Николаевич Солодчук; born 24 March 1971) is a Russian army officer who is current commander of the Central Military District and joint group of forces "Center". He previously commanded the 36th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Armed Forces and the "Kursk" joint group of forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine from 2024 to 2025.