Andrey Aleksandrovich Sukhovetsky[1] (27 June 1974 – 2 March 2022) was a Russian general who died in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3]
Sukhovetsky was born on 27 June 1974.[4] He graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School in 1995, and initially served as a platoon commander before gradually rising in the ranks.[3] The Independent described him as "respected paratrooper".[5] He served in military operations in the North Caucasus and fought in Abkhazia during the Russo-Georgian War of 2008. Sukhovetsky subsequently participated in the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war, and was decorated for his role in the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014.[2] From about 2018 to 2021, Sukhovetsky headed the 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division.[2][1]
Promoted to major general,[3] Sukhovetsky was appointed deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army in October 2021. In this role, he fought in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also led Spetsnaz troops during the invasion.[2] According to Ukrainian sources, he was killed in combat in Ukraine on 2 March.[1] The Independent stated that Sukhovetsky had been shot by a sniper according to a "military source".[5] Sukhovetsky's death was first confirmed on VKontakte by the deputy of Combat Brotherhood, a Russian veterans group.[2] Later on, President Vladimir Putin also mentioned his demise in a speech.[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Sukhovetsky
Volodymyr Oleksiiovych Struk (Ukrainian: Володимир Олексійович Струк; 15 May 1964 – 2 March 2022) was a Ukrainian politician. In March 2022 he was the subject of media coverage internationally due to his death.[1]
He graduated from Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs.
A member of the Party of Regions and later the Opposition Platform — For Life, he served in the Verkhovna Rada from 2012 to 2014.[2]
From 2020 until his death, he was mayor of Kreminna in the self-declared People's Republic of Luhansk.[1]
On 2 March 2022 Struk was kidnapped from his home and he was later found dead of a gunshot to the heart. This has been reported as a response to his pro-Russia separatist activities during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][3]
In response Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, wrote in a post on Telegram "There is one less traitor in Ukraine. The mayor of Kremenna in Luhansk region, former deputy of Luhansk parliament was found killed".[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Struk
Sukhovetsky was born on 27 June 1974.[4] He graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School in 1995, and initially served as a platoon commander before gradually rising in the ranks.[3] The Independent described him as "respected paratrooper".[5] He served in military operations in the North Caucasus and fought in Abkhazia during the Russo-Georgian War of 2008. Sukhovetsky subsequently participated in the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war, and was decorated for his role in the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014.[2] From about 2018 to 2021, Sukhovetsky headed the 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division.[2][1]
Promoted to major general,[3] Sukhovetsky was appointed deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army in October 2021. In this role, he fought in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also led Spetsnaz troops during the invasion.[2] According to Ukrainian sources, he was killed in combat in Ukraine on 2 March.[1] The Independent stated that Sukhovetsky had been shot by a sniper according to a "military source".[5] Sukhovetsky's death was first confirmed on VKontakte by the deputy of Combat Brotherhood, a Russian veterans group.[2] Later on, President Vladimir Putin also mentioned his demise in a speech.[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Sukhovetsky
Volodymyr Oleksiiovych Struk (Ukrainian: Володимир Олексійович Струк; 15 May 1964 – 2 March 2022) was a Ukrainian politician. In March 2022 he was the subject of media coverage internationally due to his death.[1]
He graduated from Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs.
A member of the Party of Regions and later the Opposition Platform — For Life, he served in the Verkhovna Rada from 2012 to 2014.[2]
From 2020 until his death, he was mayor of Kreminna in the self-declared People's Republic of Luhansk.[1]
On 2 March 2022 Struk was kidnapped from his home and he was later found dead of a gunshot to the heart. This has been reported as a response to his pro-Russia separatist activities during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][3]
In response Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, wrote in a post on Telegram "There is one less traitor in Ukraine. The mayor of Kremenna in Luhansk region, former deputy of Luhansk parliament was found killed".[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Struk
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.