Vasily Vasilyevich Lunev (; born 1956) is a Russian military officer. He has served as the Minister of Defense of South Ossetia from 2008 to 2009 and as the Chief of the General Staff of Abkhazia from 2018 to 2022.
Vasily Lunev was born in 1956 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union. Lunev attended and graduated from the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School, the Frunze Military Academy, and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.
Lunev was the military commissioner of Perm Krai from December 2007 to March 2008. From March 2008 to March 2009, Lunev served the Minister of Defense of South Ossetia. According to Russian media, Lunev commanded the 58th Army from 9 to 18 August 2008 during the Russo-Georgian War after Colonel General Anatoly Khrulyov was wounded in action. According to , the head of the South Ossetian Security Council, Lunev commanded the Special Battalions Vostok and Zapad during the Battle of Tskhinvali. Lunev resigned as minister after being unable to obtain a new position in Eduard Kokoity's cabinet and resumed his service as the military commissioner of Perm Krai. From March 2013 to March 2017, Lunev was a part of a groups military specialists in Algeria.
On 2 August 2018, Abkhaz president Raul Khajimba announced Lunev's appointment as the Chief of the General Staff, succeeding Khrulyov who had served since 2015. He also served as the First Deputy Minister of Defense. On 4 November 2022, Lunev was succeeded by Colonel General Vladimir Savchenko.
Lunev has received the following awards and decorations.
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