Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin loses two colonels in one day

Vladimir Putin lost his second colonel to be revealed in a single day in the war in Ukraine. A soldier of Ukraine's special operations unit runs while another covers his back on a forest road after they installed anti-tank mines Black smoke is seen over the city of Lyman, Donetsk region, moving from the territory of the Luhansk region Homes and buildings are destroyed by a Russian military strike in the town of Dobropillia in Donetsk There was no response from Kyiv to the announcement, and in a video address Tuesday evening, Volodymyr Zelensky lamented 'painful losses' in the ongoing fighting. He leaves behind a widow Ekaterina and daughter He was part of a military propaganda unit in the Russian National Guard, which reports directly to Putin He had been on active duty with Russian forces close to Kyiv, in Kharkiv as well as more recently in the Luhansk region Colonel Sergei Postnov was killed on a combat mission earlier this week, according to reports. A dog is seen near his building destroyed by Russian military strike, amid Russia's invasion on Ukraine in the town of Dobropillia A Ukrainian service member walks at a position on the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine Ukraine has only received 10 per cent of the arms it had requested from the West, Kyiv's deputy defence minister said He was a graduate of the Yekaterinburg Suvorov Military School in 1997, and believed to be in his 40s. A Ukrainian service members eat at a position on the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine Capturing Severodonetsk has become a key goal, as it would open the road to Sloviansk and another major city, Kramatorsk Ukrainian servicemen ride BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk Lysychansk pensioner Valentina sat on the porch of her ground floor apartment, where she lives alone, her two walking sticks to hand.