Posted on 08/08/2022 9:47:39 AM PDT by tlozo
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has lost an elite Foreign Security Service commander in the Ukraine war, marking the 99th senior officer to die during the five-month conflict, according to a new report.
Lt. Colonel Nikolay Gorban, 36, was a commander in the FSB’s special forces, and he died “somewhere in Ukraine on August 2,” reported InformNapalm journalist Andrey Pavlushko.
The circumstances of Gorban’s death have not been revealed.
He is believed to be the most senior operative from the FSB — once headed by Putin — to be killed during the invasion of Ukraine.
An official citation mourning his loss said Gorban “participated in the conduct of combat activities and special operations both in Russia and abroad.
“In the course of carrying out combat missions, he proved himself to be a courageous and decisive officer. He was proud of his service in the Russian FSB.”
The citation also stated that Gorban, the son of a soldier, previously fought in Syria and was awarded two Medals of Courage. He is survived by a wife and three sons.
In another blow to the Kremlin, Colonel Vasily Kleshchenko, an army aviation commander, was also listed as killed.
Kleshchenko was deputy head of the 344th combat use and retraining center for elite helicopter pilots and snipers.
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Geezers, none of this bodes well for Putin.
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