Russian General Killed in Ukraine Weeks After Telling Putin Kostiantynivka Was Captured
- On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces , confirmed that Major General Anton Grunis was killed on September 12 in occupied Donetsk Oblast.
- Grunis, who commanded the 4th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, had personally informed Russian President Vladimir Putin in July that Russian forces had captured Kostiantynivka, a claim Ukrainian officials denied.
- Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov awarded the officer the "Gold Star" Hero of Russia medal on August 27 for "courage and heroism," weeks before his death.
- Brovdi stated the "Rarog" unit of Ukraine's 427th Separate Regiment of Unmanned Systems conducted the operation, marking the seventh Russian commander at that level killed by SBS "Birds" units.
- Kostiantynivka remains contested as of September 16, with the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reporting 18 attacks on the axis yesterday, even as Moscow struggles after six months of fighting.
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Major General Anton Grunis, who liberated Konstantinovka, was killed: EADaily
EADaily, September 16th, 2026. The Hero of Russia, commander of the 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces, Major General Anton Grunis, was killed. This was announced by the deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate. The commander of the special forces "Akhmat" of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation…
Major General Anton Grunis, who commanded the 4th Brigade separated from the motorized infantry and recently claimed that Russian troops captured Kostiantinivka, died during the war in Ukraine, according to ASTRA. He died on 12 September, when a drone hit a deployment base in the Donetsk region. He had just received "The Golden Star of the Russian Ero", according to united24media.com.
Ukrainian armed forces have killed Major General Anton Grunis, commander of the Russian Army's 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, shortly after he reported to Russian leader Vladimir Putin about the alleged capture of Kostiantynivka.
Anton Grunis, commander of the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, Hero of Russia, was killed in the area of the special operation, said military expert Boris Rozhin. Rozhin told Max that Anton Grunis, commander of the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, was killed during the shelling on September 14. Shortly before his death, he was awarded the title Hero of Russia. “He played an impor…
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