the russian general Roman Kutuzov He died on the Ukrainian front, during a clash in the eastern Lugansk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported Monday in a message on his Facebook account. Kutuzov died near the city of Popasnain the aforementioned pro-Russian region that is being heavily bombed by troops sent by Moscow in recent days.
“The commander of the 1st Army Corps of the Orcs (as the Ukrainians call Russian soldiers and their allies) of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Major General Roman Kutuzov, has been officially denazified and demilitarized,” the military message specifies. .
Roman Kutuzov is the fourth general whose death in Donbas has been officially recognized by Russia, but according to Ukrainian sources it would be the twelfth general killed in more than three months of war.
“The general had led the soldiers into the attack, as if there were not enough colonels,” said Alexander Sladkov, a war correspondent for Russian state media.
The news was reported last night by Russian war correspondent Alexandr Sladkov. According to Sladkov, with nearly 900,000 followers on Telegram, where he announced the news, Kutuzov was killed along with other soldiers he commanded during an attack. According to Russian sources, throughout his army career Kutuzov was awarded the Order of Bravery, the Medal of Valor and other honors.
At least 317 Russian officers have been killed in Ukraine, a third of whom are seniors, lieutenant colonels and colonels, independent Russian media reported in April, citing publicly available data.
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