As we enter the 23rd day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the casualties suffered by Moscow's top military echelons are mounting. This is because one of Russia's top paratrooper commanders, Sergei Sukharev is the final blow to Vladimir Putin's war effort to take over Ukraine.
[/P]The death of the colonel of the 331st Parachute Regiment by Kostroma, was confirmed today by Moscow state television. "The commander of the Kostroma Parachute Regiment, Colonel Sergei Sukharev, was lost in military exercises, but returned home in the right way," the statement said.
His deputy, Major Sergei Krilov was killed with him, the report said. He was among several dead from the "glorious" Kostroma regiment, considered one of Russia's most elite fighting forces.
Russia also announced the deaths of Senior Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Alexander Limonov and Corporal Yuri Degtiarov.
Meanwhile, yesterday (Thursday) Ukrainian authorities announced the death of Major General Oleg Mitiaev who was killed during a Ukrainian attack along with seven members of an elite group under the direct command of Vladimir Putin.
The 47-year-old, commander of the 150th mechanized rifle division of Russia's army, died fighting around besieged Mariupol, Ukraine's Interior Ministry said, as officials released a photo of what they claimed was his body on the battlefield.
It should be noted that the death of 31-year-old GRU officer Alexei Glukhskak became known on March 14. The captain died on March 8 in one of the battles with Ukrainian forces in Mariupol. On the same day he had spoken to his family in Russia, namely his wife and mother.
The 31-year-old wanted to wish them a happy wife's day and that evening they were informed of his death. According to reports, the Russian captain is to be posthumously decorated.
The 17 Russian high-ranking Russian military officers who fell on the war front
Colonel Sergei Sukarev
Maj. Sergei Krilov
Senior Sergeant Sergeant Sergei Lebedev
Corporal Yuri Degtiarov
Major General Oleg Mitiaev
Major General Andrei Kolesnikov, commander of the 29th Russian Army
Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, first deputy commander of the 41st Russian Army
General Andrei Sukhovetsky, airborne division commander
Colonel Andrei Zakharov: Killed in an ambush set by Ukrainian military forces near Kiev
Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Safronov: The Marine brigade leader was killed when Ukrainian forces retook Chernihiv
Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Glebov, Deputy Commander of the 11th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces
Colonel Konstantin Zizhevsky, Commander of the 247th Airborne Guards Assault Regiment
General Magomed Tussaev: Chief of Chechnya's special forces killed in an ambush near Hostomel
Vladimir Zonga: Russian warlord who led the neo-Nazi "Sparta" battalion. He was killed during a battle in the eastern Ukrainian city of Volnovaka on Saturday. The leader of the breakaway Ukrainian territory of Donetsk confirmed his death on Telegram.
"Today, the commander of the separate reconnaissance battalion "Sparta", Guard Colonel Vladimir Zhoga, died a hero in Volnovakha," he wrote. According to a Sun report, "Zoga joined the separatist forces in 2014, the same year that the Sparta battalion, a neo-Nazi paramilitary organization backed by Moscow, was created. The organisation is behind a wave of deadly attacks against Ukrainian troops and has been waging war in the Donbass region since hostilities broke out eight years ago."
Georgi Dudorov, deputy commander of the reconnaissance unit of the 106th Airborne Guards Division
Alexei Aletskov, graduate of the Parachute Selection School
According to the Daily Mail, the GRU was behind the Novichok poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury. However, so far the Kremlin has not provided a comprehensive update on the number of soldiers killed in the fighting, and has only spoken of a few deaths which include several generals.
However, many funerals of soldiers killed in late February are being shown in the media. It is noted that many of the dead need to spend two or more weeks to be brought home. This is because many of them were staying in the Russian Far East. Meanwhile, the funeral of 24-year-old Corporal Danil Novolodsky was held in the past few days and he was awarded the Medal of Courage signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Novolodsky was originally from Ulan-Ude,the capital of the republic of Buryatia in Siberia. There was another dead man from the same region. This was 24-year-old Vladimir Plekhanov, who grew up with a foster family as he was orphaned at a very young age. At the same time, as noted by reports, another GRU agent, 22-year-old Shagging Kudaibergenov, was buried with military honours. The 22-year-old was killed on February 26, but his funeral was held on March 11.
GRU Captain Alexander Glukhshak:
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