A high-ranking Russian officer has been killed by Ukrainian forces, according to the Ukrainian military.
Maj-Gen Andrei Kolesnikov was the commander of the 29th army of Russia’s eastern military district, according to Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister.
The details of his death are unknown and there has been no comment from the Russian side.
At least two other officers of the same rank have reportedly been killed since the war began two weeks ago.
Western officials have previously said the fact that such senior Russian officers have been exposing themselves to danger may be a sign of frustration that their advances have stalled.
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