He was one of the highest-ranking Russian commanders. Lieutenant General Sergei Milchakov, commander of the 51st Army, was reportedly killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on the headquarters in occupied Donetsk. Ukraine struck the main and backup command posts on August 26, but reports of Milchakov's death have only now appeared in the Russian information space. Neither Moscow nor Kiev have officially confirmed his death.
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He was one of the highest-ranking Russian commanders. Lieutenant General Sergei Milchakov, commander of the 51st Army, was reportedly killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on the headquarters in occupied Donetsk. Ukraine struck the main and backup command posts on August 26, but reports of Milchakov's death have only now appeared in the Russian information space. Neither Moscow nor Kiev have officially confirmed his death.