- A Russian general died in Donbas on Sunday.
- Ukrainian Armed Forces identified the Russian commander as Roman Kutuzov.
- Kutuzov served as chief of staff of the 29th combined-arms army of the Eastern Military District of Russia.
According to Russian state media, a Russian general dies in Donbas on Sunday, citing the Telegram channel of a combat correspondent.
Russian official media and the Ukrainian Armed Forces identified the Russian commander as Roman Kutuzov.
“Kutuzov, a native of the Airborne Forces, led people into the offensive and perished in battle,” Russia 24 reported, citing military correspondent Alexander Sladkov’s Telegram channel.
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Kutuzov also died, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
“Major General Roman Kutuzov, Commander of the [DPR’s] 1st Army Corps (Orcs), is formally denazified and demilitarized,” Ukraine’s Armed Forces announced on Facebook on Sunday.
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According to Ukrainian independent news agency UNIAN writer Roman Tsymbalyuk, Kutuzov served as chief of staff of the 29th combined-arms army of the Eastern Military District of Russia before being dispatched to the Donetsk People’s Republic.
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