The Russian army records further losses in the Ukraine war. A third top Russian general has been killed, according to the Ukrainian military.
The Ukrainian armed forces have scored another victory: the high-ranking Major General Andrei Kolesnikov is dead, the military announced on Friday. However, this information cannot currently be checked independently, and the Russian side has not yet commented on it.
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In a tweet, the Ukrainian military announced that they had killed Russian Major General Andrei Kolesnikov. The general is said to be the commander of a tank unit of the 29th Army.
Already third general of 20 killed
Kolesnikov is the third general Russia has lost in the Ukraine war. were previously Andrej Suchowetzki welcomed the Gerassim killed in the fighting. “Russian invaders continue to lose their officers in the war once morest Ukraine,” tweeted the Ukrainian armed forces when announcing the general’s presumed death. According to the “Daily Mail”, 20 Russian generals are said to be involved in the invasion.
Putin rages – Eight generals fired
Russian President Vladimir Putin is more than dissatisfied with the course of the Russian invasion. Before the start of the war he believed there would be a rather short campaign in which he would quickly take Kyiv and overwhelm the Ukrainian forces. But meanwhile he was “angry and frustrated” regarding the course of the war, reported US secret services. So much so that he is said to have placed at least two high-ranking intelligence officers under house arrest, writes investigative journalist and military expert Andrei soldado on Twitter.
According to Ukrainian sources, the head of the Kremlin is also said to have fired around eight generals. He was “angry” at the Russian secret service FSB, which had not properly informed him regarding the situation in the neighboring country.
