The Ukrainian armed forces announced on Friday (25) that Russian Lieutenant General Yakov Rezantsev was killed during the fighting in Chornobaiivka, in the Kherson region, in the south of the country.
According to Ukraine, the Russian army officer was the commander of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation. The Russian Defense Ministry has not commented on the allegations.
If confirmed, Rezantsev’s death would be the seventh of a Russian general in combat in the Ukraine war. Almost half of the 20 generals who, according to Western military information, command the Russian front.
Presumably, this is Lieutenant General Yakov Rezantsev whom Ukrainian officials claimed were killed near Kherson airport. Rezantsev is a DVOKU graduate and is the commander of the Southern Military District’s 49th Combined Army Army.https://t.co/Fyfarc6Lw5https://t.co/MwttB050Sf https://t.co/QzO5B1K1l7 pic.twitter.com/8Z01bPSUF2
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) March 25, 2022
The first confirmed casualty was Andrei Sukhovetsky, a Russian Major General who commanded the 7th Air Division. The Russian officer was 47 years old and died on March 3, allegedly the victim of a Ukrainian sniper.
This is General Andrei Sukhovetsky. He oversaw brutal attacks against civilians in Syria, Crimea, and possibly during the present Ukraine invasion.
Thanks to brilliant use of intelligence and forcing Russia into a major communications blunder, he won’t be murdering any longer. pic.twitter.com/hAlTTaLsD5
— The Dark Moon (@Blacklightmoon_) March 18, 2022
A few days later, on March 7, the death of another general was confirmed. This time it was Vitaly Gerasimov, Major General and First Deputy Commander of the 41st Army of the Central Military District of Russia, eliminated by Ukrainian troops on the outskirts of the city of Kharkiv, one of the main Russian targets at the beginning of the offensive.
Major General Andrei Kolesnikov, commander of the 29th Combined Arms Army, died on March 11, dealing yet another blow to Russian combat capability. In less than ten days, the Russian army lost three of its top leaders.
2. Major General Vitaly Gerasimov.
According to Ukrainian authorities and Bellingcat, he was killed on 7 March 2022 near Kharkiv, along with several other senior Russian officials.
CNN said it hasn’t independently verified Gerasimov’s death & US officials have not confirmed it. pic.twitter.com/r2z4xqJDAC
— Fuad Alakbarov (@DrAlakbarov) March 19, 2022
In the besieged city of Mariupol, fighting takes place street by street, building by building. And it was there that Major General Oleg Mityaev, commander of the Russian 150th Motor Rifle Division, was killed by fighters from the Azov Battalion.
Colonel Sergei Sukharev, commander of the Russian 331st Parachute Regiment, was also killed along with several other Russian leaders, according to Russian state television. Ukrainian forces speak into an ambush at his command post.
Another senior Russian officer terminated in Ukraine: the commander of the 331st airborne regiment, Colonel Sergei Sukharev, is confirmed by Ukrainian forces. Sukharev played a key role in the massacre of Ukrainian troops retreating via “green corridor” at Ilovaisk in 2014 pic.twitter.com/U6jO1pyHgb
— Business Ukraine mag (@Biz_Ukraine_Mag) March 18, 2022
The seventh Russian high-ranking officer to die was a lieutenant general. The commander of the eighth Combined Arms Squadron, Andrey Mordvichev, died in a Ukrainian counteroffensive near Kherson airport in the south of the country.
There is also the death of the deputy commander of the Russian Black Sea fleet, Captain Andrey Paly, who lost his life during the siege of the port city of Mariupol.
Another one: Andrey Paly, deputy commander of the Russian black sea fleet. https://t.co/sc06VofTk8 pic.twitter.com/YXD07Fm17C
— 🖥️☠️🏴🇺🇦 فرانسي (@fr4nc15_93) March 20, 2022
On February 24, Russia launched a military offensive in Ukraine that caused, among the civilian population, at least 1,081 deaths, including 93 children, and 1,707 wounded, including 120 minors.
It also caused the flight of more than 10 million people, of which 3.7 million went to neighboring countries, according to the latest data from the United Nations (UN), which warns that the real number of civilian casualties is likely to be much bigger.
According to the United Nations, around 13 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Ukraine.
The Russian invasion was condemned by the international community, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and tightening economic and political sanctions on Moscow.
Source: CNN Brasil
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