Deputy Russian army corps commander is killed in Ukraine


  • World
  • Monday, 04 Dec 2023

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Major General Vladimir Zavadsky, deputy commander of Russia's 14th Army Corps, has been killed in Ukraine, a top regional official said on Monday.

The governor of Russia's Voronezh region, Alexander Gusev, said Zavadsky had died "at a combat post in the special operation zone", without giving further details.

"Special military operation" is the term that Russia uses to describe the war in Ukraine, now approaching the end of its second year.

The investigative news outlet iStories said Zavadsky was the seventh Major General whose death had been confirmed by Russia, and the 12 senior officer overall to be reported dead since the start of the war.

Deaths of senior Russian officers, which military analysts have attributed in some cases to Ukrainian success in intercepting lax communications, have become rarer as the war has progressed.

Zavadsky was a much-decorated officer and a former tank commander, said Gusev, adding that his death was a heavy loss that caused "transfixing pain".

(Reporting by Reuters, writing by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Gareth Jones)

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

Google Calendar deletes Women’s History Month and other cultural events
US VP Vance threatens sanctions, military action to push Putin into Ukraine deal, WSJ reports
Looking for love this Valentine’s Day? Don’t fall for Instagram romance scams
Six dead at resort construction site fire in South Korea's Busan, media says
Apple, Google restore�TikTok app after assurances from Trump
Taiwan president to meet senior officials on US tariffs, sources say
Trump says US has approved extradition of suspect in 2008 Mumbai attacks
Exclusive-Trump’s foreign aid freeze stops anti-fentanyl work in Mexico
USAID disruptions leave oxygen tanks, TB drugs stuck in ships, warehouses
Pileup involves more than 100 cars on U.S. Oregon expressway

Others Also Read