More than a week completes the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has left hundreds of wounded, dead and displaced as a result of the strong attacks that the president has deployed Vladimir Putin.
Among the casualties of the invading troops a new name was known: Andrey Sukhovetsky, a high-ranking general in the Russian Ground Forces.(Due to the public interest that the events between Russia and Ukraine arouse, all our coverage of that invasion and related actions will have free access for all readers of EL TIEMPO)
How he died?
The fact is we murdered him
The soldier passed away on February 28.but the confirmation of his death was given in the last hours.
“He dedicated his life to the service of the motherland, bravely defended it, honorably ensured the inviolability of its interests,” wrote a state Kremlin page.
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That was it for the Russian authorities and media, because they did not elaborate on what he was doing in Ukraine with the so-called “special operation” or the circumstances in which he lost his life.
However, Ukrainian sources claimed that the 47-year-old man had died because a sniper shot him from 1500 meters awayaccording to international media reviews.
ОХУ-ын Цэргийн төв тойргийн 41 дүгээр нэгдсэн армийн командлагчийн орлогч, хошууч генерал Андрей Суховецкий Украинтай хийсэн дайны үеэр амь үрэгдсэн гэж “Комсомольская правда” сонины сурвалжлагч Александр Коц телеграм-сувагтаа мэдээлэв. pic.twitter.com/IIYwXMgVer
— Позитив Майдар (@Tatarmai) March 4, 2022
“The fact is that we murdered him,” he said. Volodymyr Omelyanformer minister of Ukraine, to the US chain ‘Fox’.
Sukhovetsky had been a member of the Army since 1991, the year in which the Soviet Union dissolved. As the Russian government pages review, the military man had received several medals for his work, for example, the ‘Medal of Valor’.
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Russian general pogib in Ukraine
В ходе специальной операции на Украине погиб заместитель командующего 41-й общевойсковой армии сухопутных войск России, генерал-майор Андрей Суховецкий. Об этом на своей странице во «ВКонтакте» его сослуживец Сергей Чипилев. pic.twitter.com/8WVTW1TJDx
— ГлавТвит (@GlavTW) March 3, 2022
casualties in war
498 Russian soldiers have died, according to data from that country. Instead, Ukraine raises the figure to 9 thousand casualties of the invading troops.
According to reports from the ‘AFP’ agency, the United Nations (UN) counts 230 civilian deaths in Ukraine, including 15 children. In addition, it estimates more than 1.2 million citizens who have had to flee the country.
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Both countries have not reached specific agreements at the established negotiating table. The talks are expected to advance in the coming days, while the territory faces new bombings in Kiev, Kharkov and other cities, and international organizations tighten sanctions on Moscow.
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