Russian Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky was killed while fighting in Ukraine, according to a statement from the Novorossiysk city government in Russia on March 3.
In the statement, the government said Sukhovetsky — the deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Russian Ground Forces — died on Feb. 28 “while performing a combat mission during a special operation in Ukraine.”
Sukhovetsky had previously served in the Russian military during operations in the North Caucasus region and Syria, the statement said.
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