During the fighting in the east of Ukraine, Major General of the Russian army Roman Kutuzov was killed, according to VGTRK correspondent Alexander Sladkov and war correspondent Yuri Kotenok. Posts about the death of Kutuzov also appeared in public pages supporting the self-proclaimed republics of the DPR and LPR.
The Ministry of Defense has not yet confirmed the death of Kutuzov.
Sladkov writes that Kutuzov died «leading his subordinates into the attack.» Donetsk publics specify that this happened near the village of Nikolaev, Lugansk region.
Which unit was led by General Kutuzov is not reported. Kotenok writes that he commanded the 1st army corps of the DPR. In 2017, Kutuzov temporarily acted as commander of the 5th Combined Arms Army, and in 2019 he was mentioned as acting commander of the 29th Army.
Earlier, with the rank of colonel, Kutuzov commanded the 38th separate communications regiment of the Airborne Forces (military unit 54164) and served as deputy commander of the airborne troops for work with personnel. Sladkov also calls Kutuzov a native of the Airborne Forces.
Kutuzov became the third major general to die in the war with Ukraine. Earlier, Russia confirmed the death of Deputy Commander of the 41st Army Andrey Sukhovetsky and Deputy Commander of the 8th Army Vladimir Frolov. On May 22, the pilot, 63-year-old retired Major General Kanamat Botashev, died. » alt=»1″ />Russia's losses in the war with Ukraine. Mediazones summary