Live updates: Ukraine says Russian general killed

[Uncle Joe]

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Source: AP

LVIV, Russia — A Russian general was killed in the fighting around Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, which Russian forces have been trying to seize since the invasion began, the Ukrainian military intelligence agency said.

It identified him as Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov, 45, and said he had fought with Russian forces in Syria and Chechnya and had taken part in the seizure of Crimea in 2014.

It was not possible to confirm the death independently. Russia has not commented.

Another Russian general was killed earlier in the fighting. A local officers’ organization in Russia confirmed the death in Ukraine of Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky, the commanding general of the Russian 7th Airborne Division.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-new-zealand-global-trade-23327d0cb464c712ee042dfac159f1a2

[yaesu]

1. The death was reported by Ukrainian intelligence after it picked up a telephone conversation between

two FSB officers discussing the death. The two FSB officers also lament that their secure communications were no longer functioning inside Ukraine.

[OnlinePoker]

5. I read on another site it was because they needed 3G and 4G networks for secure comms

But Russia has blown the cell net to hell so 3G and 4G no longer function and they have to speak in the clear. You reap what you sow.

[L. Coyote]

2. Kyiv Independent tweeted the news.

Valery Gerasimov is not his dad, but there is conflicting info online.

Link to tweet

... The loss of top ranking officers has come at a time when much of Putin’s invasion force has become bogged down by logistical problems, poor morale and Ukrainian resistance. The failure of its encrypted communications system could be another severe blow.

“In the call, you hear the Ukraine-based FSB officer ask his boss if he can talk via the secure Era system. The boss says Era is not working,” Grozev said on Twitter. “Era is a super expensive cryptophone system that [Russia’s defence ministry] introduced in 2021 with great fanfare. It guaranteed [to] work ‘in all conditions’.” ...

Link to tweet

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[L. Coyote]

3. Intriguing details:

Thread .....

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[turbinetree]

4. Like the song says....

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust

[BigmanPigman]

6. Great news, even better news would be "Putin is killed".

That would be Party Time in my apt.

[JudyM]

7. Locking

Title doesn’t match. This happens with live update news pages, always best to find the story at a dedicated-URL page for LBN OPs. Currently the page is “Nissan plans to halt production in Russia.”