State Duma deputy, former commander of the 58th Army Andrey Gurulev confirmed that Lieutenant General Oleg Tsokov died in Ukraine. He said this during the evening edition of the talk show “60 minutes” on July 11 on the state television channel “Russia 1”. On this converted attention Russian service “BBC”.
The first about the death of Tsokov on July 11 informed Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol Petr Andryushchenko. According to him, during the shelling of Berdyansk occupied by Russian troops, the Dune Hotel, where the Russian military leadership lived, was completely destroyed. About this also wrote Berdyansk military administration and pro-Russian telegram channels “War Informant” and VChK-OGPU. According to them, Tsokov died as a result of a strike on a reserve command post of the 58th Army in the Berdyansk region. The “military informant” indicated that Tsokov was the deputy commander of the Southern Military District.
The host of the talk show “60 minutes” Olga Skabeeva asked Gurulev about this during a discussion of the shelling of Berdyansk. “There is no official information from the Ministry of Defense,” the publication quotes her as saying. “But absolutely all the media have already written.”
“Yes,” Andrei Gurulev answered her. “Moreover, this is a man who was in such trouble that few people dream of. Last year he was extremely seriously injured, he was barely pulled out. [В конце сентября 2022 года украинские военные сообщали, что Цоков получил ранение в районе Сватово Луганской области в результате огневого поражения], and, in fact, for health reasons, today he could no longer go to the front, he could be written off. He said: no, guys, I’ll be there, and again went to fight the Nazis. Unfortunately, he died heroically, this man deserves enormous respect, he has crazy authority in the armed forces, and this is true.”
Po data telegram channel Astra, Oleg Tsokov since August 2022 was the commander of the 144th motorized rifle division of the 20th combined arms army of the Russian Federation. He received the rank of lieutenant general in 2023. Officially, his appointment as deputy commander of the Southern Military District was not reported. In addition to the war in Ukraine, he took part in two Chechen wars and a war in Syria. “Important Stories” indicatethat it could be the highest-ranking military man killed in Ukraine.
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2023-07-12 14:53:07
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