He is the highest-ranking soldier killed in the war, where he was hit by a sniper.
Ukraine has announced the death of the military, relaunched by the Russian media.
Russia lost Andrey Sukhovetsky in the war, one of the highest generals present in the conflict with Ukraine. According to Kiev and the Russian media, he was killed by a sniper, with a shot fired from 1,500 meters away. A comrade in arms greeted him with a post on social media: «With great sorrow, we received the tragic news of the death of our friend, Major General Andrey Alexandrovich Sukhovetsky, on the territory of Ukraine during a special operation. We express our deepest condolences to Andrei Alexandrovich’s family », he reads.
Confirmation of Russia.
Losing General Sukhovetsky is a severe blow to Russia, which for this reason would have liked to remain silent about his disappearance. Yesterday, after the news had begun to circulate, after a few hours of silence, the confirmation arrived. He had been appointed Deputy Commander in the fall of last year, but previously he had commanded the 7th Airborne Assault Division in Novorossiysk for three years.
Starting from the bottom as often happens in the military forces, he began his professional career as a platoon commander and reached the role of chief of staff of the airborne assault unit. He took part in missions in the North Caucasus, Abkhazia, Syria, and was rewarded during the first attack on Ukraine for participating in the annexation of Crimea to Russia.
He also highlighted that the Ukrainian forces have destroyed 251 battle tanks, 105 artillery systems, 18 anti-aircraft systems, 33 planes, 37 helicopters, 404 vehicles, two boats, 60 fuel tanks, and three drones. “Calculations are complicated by the intensity of hostilities,” he stressed.
Putin assured Thursday that the “special operation” in Ukraine is going according to “the planned plan.” “All the missions are being carried out successfully,” he assured, before asking the population to support all those families that have lost some of their members “on the battlefield fighting for the security of the homeland.”
Ukraine and Russia agreed on Thursday to establish humanitarian corridors for the evacuation and delivery of food and medicine in the context of the conflict and a possible temporary ceasefire, as announced by the parties at the end of the second round of talks, a dialogue that will be will repeat “soon”.
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