RUSSIAN STATE MEDIA HAS CONFIRMED THE DEATH OF ONE OF MOSCOW’S TOP GENERALS DURING HEAVY FIGHTING IN UKRAINE’S EASTERN DONBAS REGION.
MAJ GEN ROMAN KUTU-ZOV WAS KILLED LEADING AN ASSAULT ON A UKRAINIAN SETTLEMENT IN THE REGION.
HE HAD BEEN COMMANDING TROOPS FROM THE SELF-DECLARED DONETSK PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC.
RUSSIA’S DEFENCE MINISTRY HAS NOT COMMENTED ON THE REPORTS.
HIS DEATH COMES AS RUMOURS CIRCULATED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT A SECOND SENIOR OFFICER, LT GEN ROMAN BERDNI-KOV, COMMANDER OF THE 29TH ARMY, WAS ALSO KILLED IN FIGHTING OVER THE WEEKEND.
RUSSIAN COMMANDERS HAVE BEEN INCREASINGLY FORCED TO THE FRONT IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE FORWARD THE INVASION AND MOSCOW HAS CONFIRMED THE DEATHS OF THREE SENIOR GENERALS.
KYIV CLAIMS TO HAVE KILLED 12 GENERALS AND WESTERN INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST SEVEN SENIOR COMMANDERS HAVE BEEN KILLED.
BUT THERE HAS BEEN CONFUSION OVER REPORTS OF THE DEATHS OF SEVERAL OTHER RUSSIAN OFFICERS. THREE GENERALS THAT UKRAINIAN FORCES CLAIMED TO HAVE KILLED HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN REPORTED TO BE ALIVE.