Russia has lost a significant number of senior officers after nearly three months of war in Ukraine.
Denis Kozlov (40) is said to be the last fallen colonel in the Russian military.
According to Russian Zebra TV Kozlov, who is said to have been the commander of an engineering brigade, was buried on May 17 in his hometown of Murom.
According to Murom 24, the colonel was killed while building a floating bridge “for further advance” in the neighboring country.
According to the website The reason it is believed to be about unsuccessful attempts to cross the river Severskyj Donets. The river originates north of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and empties into the river Don, east of the Russian city of Rostov.
Kills generals with American help
according to InformNapalma voluntary initiative that since 2014 has monitored the activity of the Russian military, Ukrainian artillery attacks have caused the Russians heavy losses of materiel and soldiers in an attempt to cross the river.
Satellite images analyzed by CNN shows that at least three bridges were destroyed last week, and that the Russians suffered heavy losses.
according to US intelligence between eight and ten Russian generals are said to have been killed during fighting in Ukraine.
Several experts have highlighted the Russians’ tendency to send out generals to “stiffen up” the front as a contributing factor to this.
It is common in the Russian military, but not seen through NATO eyes.
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