Andrei Sukhovetsky

MOSCOW — Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky, the commanding general of the Russian 7th Airborne Division, was killed in fighting in Ukraine earlier this week. His death was confirmed by a local officers' organization in the Krasnodar region in southern ...

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A Russian general, Andrei Sukhovetsky, was killed by Ukrainian forces, according to a speech given by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

General officers are rarely killed in direct combat. Sukhovetsky was apparently killed while attempting to land in Hostomel, which has been a site of fierce fighting since the opening hours of the war, when Ukrainian army units repelled an air assault by Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed his forces had killed 6,000 Russians. Several media outlets reported a Ukrainian claim that Sukhovetsky was killed by a sniper. Sergey Chipilyov, of the All-Russian Union Airborne Forces Union of Russian Paratroopers, said in a statement, “With great pain, we received the tragic news about the death of our friend, Major-General Andrey Aleksandrovich Sukhovetsky, in Ukraine during a special operation.” Sniper,” the Mirror quoted a military source as saying.

Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky was the deputy commander of a field army when he was killed earlier this week during fighting in Ukraine.

It’s probably a bigger morale loss than anything else, an indication of how tough things are going.” They didn’t have the supplies to sustain those units as they moved forwards, and their logistics convoys have been heavily targeted.” Christo Grozev, executive director of Bellingcat, commented on Thursday that Sukhovetsky’s death could be a “ major demotivator” for Russian forces. We express our deepest condolences to his family,” wrote Chipilev, according to the Pravda translation, using the turn of phrase Russia has used to describe its invasion of Ukraine. “Is it meaningful? The death of a general officer in combat is a very rare occurence on the modern battlefield.

Russian general Andrei Sukhovetsky was killed by Ukranian defence forces, according to military sources, but what do we know about him?

He previously served in Syria. Kremlin-backed Pravda initially reported the news of major-general Andrei Sukhovetsky’s death. “We express our deepest condolences to his family.”

Two top Russian military officials have been killed in Ukraine in addition to the general already taken out by snipers, Western intelligence officials ...

Russia has been underreporting its casualties in Ukraine, the Evening Standard said. The Standard said Western officials worry residential areas may see increased shelling and strikes. Ukrainian forces have also blown up bridges to slow the 40-mile convoy down.

Major General Andrey Sukhovetsky, 47, was reportedly killed by a Ukrainian sniper while the latest deaths, since Russia invaded last week, were also both ...

Major General Andrey Sukhovetsky, 47, was reportedly killed by a Ukrainian sniper while the latest deaths, since Russia invaded last week, were also both senior officers. Two more Russian commanders have been killed on the frontline in Ukraine after a top general was shot dead by snipers, a Western official has claimed. Two more Russian commanders are killed on the frontline in Ukraine after a top general was shot dead by snipers, Western official claims