- A Russian general has been killed in Ukraine, Russian state media and Ukrainian military journalists reported.
- The general himself led the attack “as if there was no colonel to do it,” the journalist said.
- Russia has lost a large number of generals in the three months since invading Ukraine.
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Another Russian general was killed in fighting in Ukraine, a Russian state journalist and the Ukrainian military said.
Alexander Sladkov, a journalist with Russian state media, announced the death of Major General Roman Kutuzov in a Sunday post on the Telegram. Sladkov did not say when or where it happened.
The Ukrainian military also said Kutuzov had been killed, but did not provide details.
Sladkov said: “The general had led the troops in an attack, as if there were not enough colonels,” according to a BBC translation. “On the other hand, Roman was the same commander as everyone else, albeit with a higher rank.
The BBC reported that Sladkov was a reporter for the state-run Russia 1. Reuters and the Moscow Times reported that he worked for a Russian state publication, but did not specify who.
The Russian military has neither commented on Kutuzov nor confirmed whether he died.
Russia lost a large number of generals in its invasion of Ukraine.
James Stavridis, NATO’s former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said on May 1: “There is no situation in modern history comparable to the deaths of generals … Here, on the Russian side, in two months we have seen at least a dozen , if not more, Russian generals killed. “
It is unclear exactly how many Russian generals were killed, and Russia has acknowledged only the deaths of several generals.
The UK Ministry of Defense said last month that senior Russian commanders had been recruited to the battlefield because of the problems facing the Russian military during the invasion.
“Difficulties in command and control, as well as Russia’s volatile performance on the front lines, have attracted senior commanders on the battlefield, likely to take personal command of operations,” the statement said.
Experts also told AFP in March that the generals may have taken a more active role and were therefore at greater risk in trying to motivate their troops when Russia’s invasion stalled.
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