Pro-Russian separatist leaders have confirmed that Major General Roman Kutuzov was killed in an attack in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
“Unfortunately, today we have to say goodbye to Major General Roman Kutuzov,” Denis Pushilin, the self-proclaimed leader of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), posted a picture of himself on Telegram today. black and white photo. Kutuzov.
Mr. Pushlin offered his “sincere condolences” to Major General Kutuzov’s “example of serving the country”.
“As long as our generals fight side by side with our soldiers, our country and people will be invincible,” Pushlin stressed.

Russian Major General Roman Kutuzov. picture: The Telegraph/Alexander Sladkov.
Earlier, war correspondent Alexander Sladkov of Russian state TV Rossiya-1 announced on Telegram that Major General Kutuzov death battle Commanding the battle in the village of Mikolayevka, Luhansk province, eastern Ukraine. “General Kutuzov led the offensive,” Sladkov wrote. “He’s a commander like everyone else, but with a higher rank.”
The military informant channel also confirmed the general’s death on Telegram. It is unclear when General Kutuzov died in combat.
On the evening of June 5, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that Russian forces launched attacks in Mykolayivka and Bilohorivka to close the siege of the city of Severo Donetsk. However, they encountered heavy resistance from the Ukrainian army and were forced to withdraw after suffering heavy losses in manpower and equipment. It is unclear whether General Kutuzov participated in the battle.
The Russian Defense Ministry has not confirmed the death of General Kutuzov. Earlier, Russia announced that three Russian generals had been killed since Moscow launched military operations against Ukraine in late February, while Ukrainian officials said at least seven Russian generals had been killed while the country was fighting. this.
Russia has not updated its military casualty figures in the Ukrainian operation since March 25, Moscow said that 1,351 Russian soldiers have been killed since the operation began on February 24. The British Ministry of Defence said on June 6 that Russia appeared to have suffered heavy losses of low- and mid-level officers in Ukraine.
After more than 100 days of fierce fighting in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, Russia and separatists have assembled their forces to control the city of Severo Donetsk and stepped up their advance north of the Donets River to attack the city. Slovensk, Donetsk Oblast.
The cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk are the last two positions of the Ukrainian army in Luhansk province. If Russia takes control of the city, it will have an important springboard to push westward, targeting Kramatorsk, where Ukraine’s Donbas regional military command is located.

More than 100 days after the development of the war in eastern Ukraine. Graphics: BBC.
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