Third Russian general killed on front lines of Ukraine invasion

Published March 12, 2022 12:00am ET



A third Russian general has reportedly died on the front lines of the war in Ukraine as Moscow‘s invasion continues to take a heavy toll up and down the ranks.

The death of Maj. Gen. Andrei Kolesnikov of the 29th Combined Arms Army was reported by the Ukrainian military’s Twitter account, then later confirmed to several media outlets by unnamed Western officials. It comes after the deaths of Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov, chief of staff of the 41st Army, who died outside Kharkiv, and Maj. Gen. Andrey Sukhovetsky, who was reportedly picked off by a Ukrainian sniper.

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