US EditionRussia Has Lost at Least 19 Generals Since Ukraine Invasion
At least 19 Russian generals have died from frontline fighting, sabotage, and internal attacks since February 2022, according to investigative reports by The Insider.
- Investigative outlet The Insider reported Russia has lost at least 19 generals since the start of its full‑scale invasion nearly four years ago, based on open‑source and Russian and Ukrainian reports, noting not all deaths were confirmed by Moscow.
- In the war's early months, several generals were killed by sniper fire and artillery, while others died later in strikes on command posts, aviation incidents, and explosions involving volunteer and mercenary formations including Storm Z units.
- Named recent losses include Generals Andrei Sukhovetsky, Oleg Mityaev, Vladimir Frolov, Andrei Simonov, Kanamat Botashev, Roman Kutuzov, Igor Kirillov, Yaroslav Moskalik, Mikhail Gudkov and Fanil Sarvarov.
- Those losses add to wider casualty estimates, including 1.15 million killed or wounded, 152,142 confirmed deaths, and about 67% from rural areas and towns under 100,000 residents.
- The Economist estimated Russia may have lost roughly 1% of its pre‑war male population by late autumn 2025, as the Prosecutor General's Office designated The Moscow Times 'undesirable' after 'foreign agent' labelling, prompting reader support from $2.
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Since the outbreak of the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian General Staff has paid an exceptionally heavy price.
At Least 19 Russian Generals Killed Since Invasion of Ukraine – Report
Russia has lost at least 19 generals killed since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago, investigative outlet The Insider reported, citing open-source data and reports from Russian and Ukrainian sources.
Since the start of Russia's large-scale invasion in Ukraine in February 2022, at least 19 Russian generals have been killed, according to public data and reports from Russian and Ukrainian sources. Not all these decisions have been officially confirmed by...
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theins.pressOpen-source data and media reports indicate Russia has lost 19 generals during the invasion of Ukraine
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, at least 19 Russian generals have been killed, according to open-source data and reports from Russian and Ukrainian sources
Among those eliminated are army commanders and chiefs of staff.
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