Posted on 03/03/2022 11:44:50 AM PST by Zhang Fei
A top Russian general has been killed amid bitter fighting in Ukraine in what represents a major blow to the Russian invasion.
Major General Andrey Sukhovetsky, who was the deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army of Russia's Central Military District, died yesterday as Ukrainian defence forces repelled the Russian offensive.
His death has not yet been officially confirmed by Russia's Ministry of Defence, but was announced on social media by his colleague Sergey Chipilyov and was widely reported by several Russian and Ukrainian news outlets.
A military source confirmed that he was killed 'by a sniper', and suggested a funeral for the Major General - by far the most senior Russian figure to have died in the conflict thus far - will be held in Russia on Saturday.
After days of denial, the Kremlin yesterday admitted that 498 of its troops have been killed and 1,600 injured in the 'special military operation' in Ukraine, but the true figure is almost certainly higher.
Ukraine's armed forces meanwhile claimed today that Russia's army had suffered 9,000 casualties - though the statement recognised that the calculation of the death toll 'is complicated by the high intensity of hostilities'.
Chipilyov, of the Airborne Forces Union of Russian Paratroopers, confirmed Sukhovetsky's death on social media earlier today in perhaps the most definitive proof of the general's passing.
'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.
'We express our deepest condolences to his family,' the post read.
It was not clear where Sukhovetsky was killed.
The 47-year-old was a highly decorated veteran who was appointed deputy army commander of the 41st division in October 2021.
Prior to that, he commanded the 7th Airborne Assault Division in Novorossiysk for
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“You’ll never see a US General killed. They watch things on TV from a bunker.”
You forgot to mention trying to figure out which restroom to use because of their confusion about gender.
People are so gullible, aren’t they? The Russian army is just about to start taking cities all over the eastern flank of Ukraine. The Western media propaganda is just that - fairy tales. The Russian army is not suffering near the losses portrayed by our media - those losses sound like total BS to any thinking person. I don’t know if it is being done to:
1.) set up big government spending that makes connected people richer.
2.)Keep the population of the West from being scared if they new the truth about how Ukraine is collapsing.
3.)BS just to buy time.
Or some combination of the 3.
Wasn’t that one of the big problems the Brits had with Churchill in WW2? He was often too close to the action.
additional possibility:
Ukraine says today it recaptured Bucha in the Kiev region
it appears the Russian 41st Combined Arms Army was involved in the thrust through Bucha towards Kiev
so there is also a possibility he was killed retreating from Bucha
If the 7th Guards Airborne within the 41st CAA commanded by this general was defeated at Bucha, that is one of Russia’s most elite units
Unwise is a weasel word Ridiculous as it may seem this backwater war is existential to the Russian leadership. Escalation really quickly is built in. A blunt but covert message to Kiev to stand down is urgent before nuclear crisis ensues. Annexation of the Ukraine by Russia is greatly preferable to a crisis of escalation.
Maybe so. But the 7N1 loading of 7.62 Russian is stil a screamer.
CC
“knew the truth”
It wasn't essential to Putin's survival BEFORE he actually invaded
Now as he is sustaining big setbacks, any victory he may finally achieve is likely to be a Pyrrhic victory
He chose...poorly
And to repeat myself for the umpteenth time in comments I have made repeatedly here for many days now, it would be a bad idea for US troops to engage against Russian troops
and his hanging becomes the most watched video ever.
= = =
I just happened to hear the broadcast of Sadam’s hanging.
I was in my car, on the road headed home, probably listening to AM 640 KFI, and got the ‘blow-by-blow’.
You can tell I still remember.
There are fighters in Ukraine from across the globe right now.
Not sure. Russia says 500 dead. Ukraine says 9000. I think both sides are lying.
Perfect.
Next up, Laser Guided Molotov Cocktails……
So you think the Ukrainians should just surrender the fight, their homes, their lives and their country. You’re going to be sadly disappointed.
“ It’s generally good for morale to have a few Generals killed. They don’t get out enough.”
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Yes it is.
So many good morale things keep happening.
It’s hard to keep up with them all.
“That’s a shame.”
5.56mm
From the article:
“His death has not yet been officially confirmed by Russia’s Ministry of Defence, but was announced on social media by his colleague Sergey Chipilyov and was widely reported by several Russian and Ukrainian news outlets.”
They may have killed the general, but I highly doubt the 9,000 Russian troops
I don’t mind the propaganda, but buys this dhit?
Depletion of forces - we’ll see, and yet Russia keeps taking parts of Ukraine systematically
Russians besiege crucial Ukrainian energy hub and seacoast
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-a3092d8e476949ed7c55607a645a9154
I would bet dollars to donuts that the CIA has operatives on the ground (and rooftops) along with contracted mercs.
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