A prime Russian navy determine has been killed within the conflict in Ukraine in line with native information retailers citing a social media submit by his colleague.

Ukrainian information retailers have been reporting that Andrei Sukhovetsky, deputy commander of the forty first Mixed Arms Military of the Central Army District, had been killed on Wednesday.

Media retailers cited a submit on VKontakte saying the demise, written by Sergei Chipilev, a deputy of the Russian veterans group, Fight Brotherhood.

"It's with nice sorrow that we discovered of the tragic information concerning the demise of our pal, Main Common Andrei Aleksandrovich Sukhovetsky, on the territory of Ukraine throughout a particular operation," his submit stated, with out specifying the circumstances.

Christo Grozev, govt director of fact-checking web site Bellingcat, tweeted information of the demise, including that if confirmed it could be a "main demotivator" for Russian forces.

Ukrainian outlet Fakti reported that Sukhovetsky had been in his newest position since October 2021 and had been primarily based in Novosibirsk.

Information of the demise was additionally reported by Russian media retailers. Lenta.ru carried the story, whereas Alexander Kots, a correspondent for the mass circulation tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda, described the demise in a submit on social community Telegram.

Radio Liberty reported the demise and stated Sukhovetsky had beforehand commanded the seventh Airborne Assault Division in Novorossiysk for 3 years.

The Ukrainian-language service of the outlet stated he had twice participated within the Victory Parade on Crimson Sq. and had been awarded two Orders of Braveness. He had additionally taken half in Russian campaigns within the North Caucasus, Abkhazia and Syria, in addition to being embellished for his position within the annexation of Crimea.

Newsweek has contacted Russia's protection ministry for remark, which on Wednesday gave its first tally of Russian casualties.

Moscow stated that 498 Russian troopers had died and one other 1,597 had been wounded for the reason that starting of the conflict, in line with state-run RIA Novosti. Kyiv has claimed that the Russian demise toll is a minimum of ten instances increased.

Moscow additionally stated that greater than 2,870 Ukrainian troopers and "nationalists" had been killed and about 3,700 wounded, though the numbers haven't been independently verified.

In a defiant televised tackle on Thursday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia "pays again the total value for the whole lot that you just did to us, to our nation and to each Ukrainian."

"We'll rebuild each home, each avenue, each metropolis," he stated.

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Andrei Sukhovetsky,
Andrei Sukhovetsky, deputy commander of the forty first Mixed Arms Military of the Central Army District, has reportedly been killed. A colleague of his posted the information on social media and Ukrainian and Russian media retailers have additionally printed the story.

Replace 03/03/22, 7:50 a.m. ET: This text has been up to date with additional info.