(Kutuzov)
According to Russian media reports quoted by Reference News Network, the Russian army may have lost another general during the offensive, namely Russian Major General Roman Kutuzov. Russian military journalist Sladkov confirmed the news of Kutuzov's death in action. He said that Kutuzov was killed in the town of Nikolayevka. This was the first casualty of the Russian army in Ukraine since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. 4 generals. Sladkov said that he and Kutuzov have been friends for many years. He described Kutuzov as a paratrooper and "a good man."
(Russian program released news about Kutuzov’s death)
According to other online news, Kutuzov seems to be commanding the "Donetsk Republic" army to attack the Ukrainian army stronghold in Donbass. Kutuzov As a senior member of the Russian army, he chose to take the lead and personally went to the battlefield to command the charge. As a result, the Ukrainian army attacked the attacking troops with artillery, and Kutuzov was also killed by the artillery attack. The Ukrainian army claimed that they found and took away Kutuzov's body. When he was killed, he was still holding the walkie-talkie in his hand, and he should be nervously directing the battle.
(North Donetsk Battlefield)
Previously, Ukraine claimed that at least 12 Russian generals had been killed, but this news could not be confirmed by Russia. Regarding the news of Kutuzov’s death, the Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet commented. However, Russia has never deliberately announced such news. Under normal circumstances, the Russian army will regularly release battle reports to confirm the destruction of Ukrainian military equipment and strongholds, as well as the completion of special military operation tasks.
(Ukrainian soldiers in Severodonetsk)
Even if Kutuzov is really killed in the battle, it will actually have little impact on the Russian military operations, because the military operations that should be carried out will still be carried out. For the Russian army, one of the current key goals is to capture Severodonetsk and force the Ukrainian soldiers back in the direction of Lischichansk. After capturing Severonetsk, the Russian army will be able to further attack Lisichansk and ultimately achieve the goal of expelling the Ukrainian army from the entire Luhansk region.
Regarding the current situation, Western countries also seem to be "worried" about Ukraine. The British Ministry of Defense believes that more than 90% of Lugansk has been captured by the Russian army. It is estimated that in the next two weeks or so, the Ukrainian army will Will be forced to leave. Of course, the Ukrainian army is also organizing forces to try to counterattack, but this counterattack cannot change the situation. Because the Russian army has also deployed additional troops to support the situation, the situation is still unfavorable for the Ukrainian army.
(Kiev was attacked by air strikes)
In addition, the Russian army has recently begun to destroy the railway transportation systems in Kiev and western Ukraine to cut off the channels for US and European weapons to assist the Ukrainian army in Donbas. According to information released by Russia, after the mission of "liberating Donbass" is completed, the next step for the Russian army is to seize the 83 states of Kharkov, Nikolayev and Odessa. It can be seen that Moscow is also full of confidence in the Russian army's mission execution capabilities.
