President Putin Loses Two Of His Most Senior Commanders In A Day, These Are The 12 Russian Generals Who Have Died Since Invading Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin bersama petinggi militer Rusia. (Wikimedia Commons/Press Service of the President of the Russian Federation)

JAKARTA - Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost two of his most senior commanders in a day of devastating bridge raids in eastern Ukraine, a group of independent journalists has claimed.

Quoted from the Daily Mail June 8, Russia confirmed the death of Major General Roman Kutuzov, chief of staff of the 29th Joint Army in an ambush in Donbas. He was awarded a posthumous promotion to Lieutenant General.

"He calmly climbed the career ladder, managed to lead an army, and died a soldier, fighting on the front lines," says a report by Readovka.

One mourner said: 'I knew him personally, Roman lived a hero and died a hero.

'My condolences to his loved ones, strength and patience to his subordinates and fellow officers.'

Yesterday, it was claimed Lieutenant General Roman Berdnikov was also killed on the same day in an attack carried out by Kyiv forces, bringing the general's death toll to 12.

President Vladimir Putin with top Russian military officials. (Wikimedia Commons/Пресс-служба езидента оссийской едерации)

Mentioned, the speed of confirmation of Kutuzov's death, was an attempt to cover up the death of Berdnikov. Less than a month ago, Berdnikov was commander of the Russian Armed Forces task force in Syria. He was transferred to lead the troops of Putin and the Donetsk People's Republic [DPR] in the Donbas.

That means two of Russia's most senior commanders in Donetsk were crushed in one strike in a shocking and humiliating setback for President Putin. The claim for the deaths of Berdnikov and Kutuzov comes from the Telegram channel Volya, which has independent war journalists working on both sides of the conflict.

"On the morning of June 5, Lieutenant General Roman Berdnikov, who led the Russian troops and DPR units from Donetsk, left with headquarters on a work trip," the post said.

"On the way, probably on a bridge, the headquarters vehicle was attacked by a Ukrainian reconnaissance and sabotage group."

Part of the convoy was 'destroyed or immobile' but several vehicles, 'after receiving serious damage and firing back, were able to escape the ambush and leave,' the post said.

"After that, our sources reported that Roman Berdnikov was killed in this battle," the report continued. 'A short time later, two more sources confirmed this, suggesting that another senior officer could have died during the fighting.'

The following 12 Russian generals are said to have died in Ukraine since the February 24 invasion to date:

1. General Magomed Tushaev: Chechen special forces leader who led the 'anti-gay purge', was killed in an ambush near Hostomel on February 26.

2. Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky: Deputy commander of the 41st Joint Army Central Military District, killed in a special operation by a sniper on March 4.

3. Major General Vitaly Gerasimov: The first deputy commander of the 41st Russian army taking part in operations in Syria and Crimea, was killed in the fighting around Kharkiv on March 8.

4. Major General Andrei Kolesnikov: Commander of the 29th Combined Army, killed on March 11.

5. Major General Oleg Mityaev, killed in battle near the city of Mariupol on March 16.

6. Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev, killed in the Kherson region on March 19.

7. Lieutenant General Yakov Rezantsev, commander of Russia's 49th joint army, was killed in an attack near the southern city of Kherson on March 25.

8. Major General Vladimir Frolov is the deputy commander of the 8th Guards Forces in eastern Ukraine. His tomb in St Petersburg was photographed two weeks ago.

9. Major General Anton Simonov, 55, is seen as the Russian military's leading electronic warfare specialist. He died in an attack on Russian army commandos in northern Ukraine in early May.

10. Major General Kanamat Botashev, was enjoying his retirement when Russian tanks rolled across the border on February 24 and had not flown since 2012. His Su-25 fighter jet was hit by a Stinger missile on May 22 in the skies over Donbas, and he was unable to get out of the way. the plane.

11. Major General Roman Kutuzov, chief of staff of Russia's 29th Combined Army, was killed in an ambush in Donbas on June 5.

12. Lieutenant General Roman Berdnikov, commander of Russian troops and a DPR unit in Dontesk, was killed in an ambush in Donbas on June 5.