Valery Solodchuk

Valery Nikolaevich Solodchuk
Born (1971-03-24) March 24, 1971
Astrakhan, Russian SFSR, USSR
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service / branchRussian Airborne Forces
Years of service1988–present
RankColonel General (2025)
UnitCenter group of forces
Kursk group of forces
Commands7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division
1st Army Corps
36th Combined Arms Army
Central Military District
Battles / warsRussian invasion of Ukraine
AwardsOrder of Military Merit
Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", II degree
Alma materCombined 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.