Top Russian spy colonel for Vladimir Putin and celebrated paratrooper killed in Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

Top Russian spy colonel for Vladimir Putin and celebrated paratrooper killed in Ukraine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Russian intelligence colonel and a decorated paratrooper have been killed in Ukraine, in a setback for morale among Vladimir Putin’s troops. Lt Schneider featured in Mr Putin’s new year address, standing directly behind the president’s right shoulder, before receiving the Order of Courage. Earlier this week, a Russian general who led the oppression of journalists, opposition activists and protesters, Major General Vladimir Makarov, 72, was reported to have killed himself after being sacked by Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday it was obvious that Ukraine would not be the last stop of Mr Putin’s invasion, and that it was vital the West did not delay arms deliveries.

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Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents
6 days, 8 hours ago

Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents

The Independent  

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Senior Russian general killed in Ukraine war
1 year ago

Senior Russian general killed in Ukraine war

Firstpost  

As the Ukraine was grinds on, top Russian officer deaths have decreased, which military analysts have in some cases attributed to Ukrainian success in monitoring careless communications A senior regional official announced on Monday that Major General Vladimir Zavadsky, the deputy commander of Russia’s 14th Army Corps, has been killed in Ukraine. Alexander Gusev, the governor of the Russian region …

Putin suggests Wagner boss Prigozhin’s plane brought down by grenade blast
1 year, 2 months ago

Putin suggests Wagner boss Prigozhin’s plane brought down by grenade blast

Al Jazeera  

Russian leader says grenade fragments were found in the bodies of those killed in the jet crash in which Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin died. Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that the plane crash which killed the head of the Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was caused by the detonation of hand grenades inside the aircraft. The Washington, DC-based Institute for …

Vladimir Putin won't attend Wagner boss Prigozhin's funeral: ‘Family matter’
1 year, 3 months ago

Vladimir Putin won't attend Wagner boss Prigozhin's funeral: ‘Family matter’

Hindustan Times  

Russian president Vladimir Putin has no plans to attend the funeral of Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Russian president Vladimir Putin Yevgeny Prigozhin died when his business jet crashed last week, two months after he staged an aborted mutiny against Russian military commanders in which they took control of a southern city, Rostov. Earlier, …

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's buried outside St Petersburg without Vladimir Putin's attendance
1 year, 3 months ago

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's buried outside St Petersburg without Vladimir Putin's attendance

ABC  

The funeral of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in a plane crash last week, was held privately at a cemetery on the outskirts of his hometown of St Petersburg. Key points: A Kremlin spokesperson said plans for Yevgeny Prigozhin's funeral were up to his family He said Russian President Vladimir Putin had no plans to attend Genetic …

Vladimir Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance after Yevgeny Prigozhin's purported demise
1 year, 3 months ago

Vladimir Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance after Yevgeny Prigozhin's purported demise

ABC  

Vladimir Putin has ordered Wagner fighters to sign an oath of allegiance to the Russian state after a deadly plane crash believed to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the volatile chief of the mercenary group. Key points: Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prizoghin is said to have been killed in a plane crash outside of Moscow Mr Prizoghin had led an aborted …

Putin offers ‘condolences’ as plane crash kills Wagner boss
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin offers ‘condolences’ as plane crash kills Wagner boss

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin broke his silence on Thursday on the plane crash a day earlier that killed infamous mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and other senior members of the Wagner paramilitary group. In televised comments, Mr. Putin offered his “sincere condolences to the families of all the victims”, describing the crash as a “tragedy”. Yevgeny Prigozhin | The Wagner chief …

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death may consolidate Putin’s power
1 year, 3 months ago

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death may consolidate Putin’s power

Hindustan Times  

BILL BURNS, the director of the CIA, recently mused on what fate might await Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary leader who mounted a short-lived mutiny in Russia in June. Mr Prigozhin’s Embraer business jet climbed to nearly 30,000 feet before suddenly falling in the Tver region near Moscow after less than 30 minutes in flight, according to public tracking data. Notably, …

What was Putin doing during the plane crash that killed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin? | Read here
1 year, 4 months ago

What was Putin doing during the plane crash that killed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin? | Read here

India TV News  

In a dramatic development on Wednesday, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group who previously engineered a short-lived mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin, was reportedly killed in a plane crash along with nine others in what is being speculated as Kremlin's revenge. Putin presented state awards to participants in the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, which …

21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and ‘world wants to kill’ Putin, Zelensky says
1 year, 5 months ago

21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and ‘world wants to kill’ Putin, Zelensky says

CNN  

CNN — At least 21,000 Wagner mercenaries have been killed fighting in Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Our troops killed 21,000 Wagnerites in eastern Ukraine alone,” Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv on Saturday, adding that another 80,000 Wagner fighters had been wounded. “These were enormous losses for the Wagner PMC,” said Zelensky, who characterized its fighters as a “motivated …

Russian general is believed detained in aftermath of Wagner mercenary revolt
1 year, 5 months ago

Russian general is believed detained in aftermath of Wagner mercenary revolt

LA Times  

Russian Gen. Sergei Surovikin, left, appears with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a December 2017 awards ceremony for troops who fought in Syria. Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin has spoken positively of Surovikin while criticizing the country’s military brass and suggested that he should be appointed the General Staff chief to replace Gen. Valery Gerasimov. There has been intense speculation that …

Putin thanks those ‘who stood in the way of the mutineers’
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin thanks those ‘who stood in the way of the mutineers’

Al Jazeera  

Russian leader pays tribute to pilots killed fighting the short-lived Wagner mutiny and says he will honour promises of amnesty for mercenaries. “The organisers of the mutiny who betrayed the country also betrayed those who were on their side,” said Putin, who later met Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, the head of Russia’s main domestic security service and other top ministers, …

Top Russian officer reported killed in Ukraine counteroffensive
1 year, 6 months ago

Top Russian officer reported killed in Ukraine counteroffensive

Al Jazeera  

A top Russian officer has been reported killed in a Ukrainian missile strike during Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Russian forces, a Russian-backed official in Ukraine has said, offering his condolences. The meeting, in which Putin said Ukraine had suffered “catastrophic” losses in its counteroffensive, comes amid “widespread discontent in the Russian information space” following drone attacks on Russian territory and border …

Vladlen Tatarsky: Putin gives posthumous bravery award to military blogger killed in cafe blast
1 year, 8 months ago

Vladlen Tatarsky: Putin gives posthumous bravery award to military blogger killed in cafe blast

Firstpost  

Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday posthumously bestowed an award to a high-profile military blogger and supporter of Moscow’s assault on Ukraine, who was killed in an explosion at a Saint Petersburg cafe a day earlier. Vladlen Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, had been given the Order of Courage “for courage and bravery shown during professional duty”, said …

Another Russian found dead in Odisha, third in fortnight
1 year, 11 months ago

Another Russian found dead in Odisha, third in fortnight

Firstpost  

Paradip: Another Russian was found dead in Odisha on Tuesday, the third such incident in a fortnight, police said. The Russian, identified as Milyakov Sergey, was found dead in a ship anchored at Paradip Port in Jagatsinghpur district. Two Russian tourists, including a lawmaker, were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Rayagada town in southern Odisha in the latter half …

Vladimir Putin's head of Ukraine mobilisation dies in possible suicide: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Vladimir Putin's head of Ukraine mobilisation dies in possible suicide: Report

Hindustan Times  

Military commissar Lt. Col. Roman Malyk, in charge of Vladimir Putin's military mobilisation effort in Ukraine was found dead under "suspicious" circumstances, reports claimed. Lt. Col. Roman Malyk, died at his residence in a village in the Primorsky region of Russia, The Mirror reported. Roman Malyk's death comes amid many reported assaulted on mobilisation offices across Russia as resentment over …

Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin loses two colonels in one day
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin loses two colonels in one day

Daily Mail  

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 …

The Russian commanders killed in Putin’s war on Ukraine including major generals
2 years, 8 months ago

The Russian commanders killed in Putin’s war on Ukraine including major generals

The Independent  

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March 21, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
2 years, 9 months ago

March 21, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

CNN  

The US has been unable to determine if Russia has designated a military commander responsible for leading the country’s war in Ukraine, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter — something that current and former defense officials say is likely a key contributor to the apparent clumsiness and disorganization of the Russian assault. “One of the principles of war …

Exiled Putin critic Nikolay Glushkov 'killed by Kremlin-backed hitman' with dog lead in London home
2 years, 9 months ago

Exiled Putin critic Nikolay Glushkov 'killed by Kremlin-backed hitman' with dog lead in London home

Daily Mail  

Nikolay Glushkov, 68, was strangled at his home in New Malden, south-west London An exiled Russian businessman and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin was murdered by a Kremlin-backed assassin, his friends claim. Nikolay Glushkov, 68, was strangled at his home in New Malden, south-west London - with an inquest ruling he was unlawfully killed by an unknown assailant who put …

Russian general reported killed in action near Kharkiv — second such loss in two weeks: report
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian general reported killed in action near Kharkiv — second such loss in two weeks: report

Raw Story  

On Monday, intelligence officials in Ukraine claimed that Russian General-major Vitaly Gerasimov, the deputy commander of Russia's 41st Army ground forces, has been taken out near the city of Kharkiv. This comes just days after previous reports that Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky, also a deputy commander of the 41st Army, was killed by a Ukrainian sniper. RELATED: Putin has alienated …

Russian Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky killed by Ukrainians in blow to Putin
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky killed by Ukrainians in blow to Putin

The Independent  

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