A Russian general was killed in an attack in Zaporozhye: He had commanded the troops in the Transnistrian region until 2014
A top Russian officer has been killed in a Ukrainian missile strike during Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Russian forces, a Russian-backed official in Ukraine said on Tuesday, offering his condolences, The Guardian reports.
Vladimir Rogov, a Russian-installed official in part of the southern Zaporizhzhia region which is under Moscow’s control, said major-general Sergei Goryachev, chief of staff of Russia’s 35th army, had been killed on the Zaporizhzhia front on Monday where Ukrainian forces have been retaking some territory.
There was no immediate confirmation of the news from the defence ministry, which was first reported by “Voenkor Z,” a Russian war correspondent and blogger.
Rogov, writing on his official channel on the Telegram messaging application, said: The army has lost one of its brightest and most effective military commanders, who combined the highest professionalism with personal courage.
Deepest and most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased! Goryachev, 52, was a highly decorated officer.
Sergei Goriacev previously led Russian troops in the Transnistrian region and was decorated several times. The Zaporozhye region, about 80% of which is controlled by Russian forces, appears to be one of the main areas targeted by the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
