One of Vladimir Putin ’s most senior paratroopers was gunned down by a sniper during a special operation in Ukraine, it has been claimed.

Major-General Andrey Sukhovetsky, 47, was the deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District.

It is not confirmed where he died but suspected it during in attempt to land in Hostomel.

On the first day of the war, an assault by airborne forces just outside Kyiv was met with strong resistance from the Ukrainians.

Defenders shot down a number of the Mi-8 troop-carrying helicopters during the assault.

Sergey Chipilyov, of the All-Russian Union Airborne Forces Union of Russian Paratroopers, posted: "With great pain, we received the tragic news about the death of our friend, Major-General Andrey Aleksandrovich Sukhovetsky, in Ukraine during a special operation.

“We express our deepest condolences to his family.”

Until 2021, he headed the Novorossiysk 7th Guards Airborne Assault Mountain Division, which specialised in combat in mountainous areas.

It comes as French President Emmanuel Macron said he feared the invasion would get worse on major cities amid more indiscriminate bombing.

The warning came during a day of continued attacks on cities including Kyiv and Kharkiv, which have suffered intense damage.

Attempts to seize both cities have failed so Kremlin forces have instead resorted to heavy bombing, causing thousands of civilian casualties.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/top-russian-general-gunned-down-26379437

saintvc:
One local general is dead and media is hyping it as if it is great.

As long as the dead person is not Putin, no effect on war

saintvc:
One local general is dead and media is hyping it as if it is great.

As long as the dead person is not Putin, no effect on war