Vladimir Putin lost the second colonel he was to reveal in one day during the conflict in Ukraine.
Sergei Krasnikov was 56 years old and a decorated parachutist at the North Pole. He died during an ambush while on reconnaissance missions.
Reports say that he was trained as a paratrooper and had already switched to the criminal justice systems before signing up for combat in the Russian Army in Ukraine.
Krasikov was the head coach for Russia’s national parachuting team.
Sergei Krasnikov (56), a highly decorated parachutist who died while on reconnaissance missions, was killed in an ambush
Invading mortar troops attacked Ternove in Kharkiv, and the volunteer commander killed him.
An earlier disclosure was made about the sudden death in 40s of Colonel Sergei Postnov.
His death was caused by his volunteer command of an invading mortar team in battle at Ternove in Kharkiv Region.
The Investigative committee, which was considered to be the FBI’s equivalent, had him as a colonel.
An earlier disclosure revealed the passing of Colonel Sergei Postnov in his 40s.
Putin now has 54 Ukrainian colonels confirmed dead. This is a staggering toll, which probably underscores how serious the losses were among the high-ranking officers.
Putin is also known to have lost at most 11 generals.
Russia, like Ukraine, had not disclosed its real losses during the devastating war.
Postnov was part a Russian National Guard military propaganda unit that reports to Putin.
He served in active duty in Kharkiv with the Russian forces, as well as in Luhansk.
He was not sure where or how he died.
According to an official statement, his mission in Ukraine saw him die.
It said he had ‘performed service and combat missions in the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine’ from the start of Putin’s active campaign on February 24.
‘He was distinguished by high professionalism, organisation and diligence, and a creative approach to solving problems,’ said the Russian Interior Ministry’s council of veterans.
He was a graduate of the Yekaterinburg Suvorov Military School in 1997.
The deaths are the latest in a huge toll of Russian top brass to be wiped out in Putin’s war in Ukraine.
Overall Russian losses are believed to be in excess of 30,000.
Postnov leaves behind a widow Ekaterina and daughter
Ukrainian servicemen ride BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle in the Donbas as fighting continues to rage
More than 500 civilians and an unknown number of soldiers are trapped inside the Azot factory after sheltering from a Russian bombardment (pictured last week)
Ukrainian troops holed up in a chemical plant in Severodonetsk have been told to lay down their arms and surrender as Russia makes further ground in the Donbas.
More than 500 civilians and an unknown number of soldiers are trapped inside the Azot factory after sheltering from a Russian bombardment.
Mikhail Mizintsev, head of Russia’s National Defence Management Centre, told the Interfax news agency that Ukraine should ‘stop their senseless resistance and lay down arms’.
The Russian defence ministry announced a humanitarian corridor would be established for evacuations from the plant, saying it was ‘guided by the principles of humanity’.
Evacuees would be transported to the city of Svatovo in the separatist-held region of Lugansk, Moscow said.
A soldier of Ukraine’s special operations unit runs while another covers his back on a forest road after they installed anti-tank mines
Black smoke is seen over the city of Lyman, Donetsk region, moving from the territory of the Luhansk region
Homes and buildings are destroyed by a Russian military strike in the town of Dobropillia in Donetsk
There was no response from Kyiv to the announcement, and in a video address Tuesday evening, Volodymyr Zelensky lamented ‘painful losses’ in the ongoing fighting.
‘But we must stay strong. This is our nation… Hanging in there in Donbas is crucial. Donbas is the key to deciding who will dominate in the coming weeks.’
Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai said the civilians in Azot ‘can no longer stand it in the shelters, their psychological state is on edge’.
He said Russia controls 80 per cent of Severodonetsk and mass evacuations are now ‘simply not possible’.
Capturing Severodonetsk has become a key goal, as it would open the road to Sloviansk and another major city, Kramatorsk.
An estimated 12,000 civilians remain in the city which has a population of 100,000.
Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin has lost his 53rd colonel in the war in the latest heavy blow to his savage campaign.
Colonel Sergei Postnov (pictured) was killed on a combat mission earlier this week, according to reports
He was a graduate of the Yekaterinburg Suvorov Military School in 1997, and believed to be in his 40s. He leaves behind a widow Ekaterina and daughter
He was part of a military propaganda unit in the Russian National Guard, which reports directly to Putin
He had been on active duty with Russian forces close to Kyiv, in Kharkiv as well as more recently in the Luhansk region
Colonel Sergei Postnov was killed on a combat mission earlier this week, according to reports.
He was part of a military propaganda unit in the Russian National Guard, which reports directly to Putin.
He had been on active duty with Russian forces close to Kyiv, in Kharkiv as well as more recently in the Luhansk region.
An official statement said that his life was ‘cut short’ while on a mission in Ukraine.
It said he had ‘performed service and combat missions in the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine’ from the start of Putin’s active campaign.
According to the Russian Interior Ministry’s veterans council, ‘He stood out for his high professionalism, organizational skills, diligence and creative approaches to solving problems.
A dog is seen near his building destroyed by Russian military strike, amid Russia’s invasion on Ukraine in the town of Dobropillia
A Ukrainian service member walks at a position on the front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Ukraine has only received 10 per cent of the arms it had requested from the West, Kyiv’s deputy defence minister said
He was a graduate of the Yekaterinburg Suvorov Military School in 1997, and believed to be in his 40s. He leaves behind a widow Ekaterina and daughter.
His death was the latest in a huge toll of Russian top brass to be wiped out in Putin’s war in Ukraine.
He is the 53rd colonel known to have died, while a minimum of 11 generals have also been slain.
Russian losses may exceed 35,000
Speaking in The Hague, NATO chief Stoltenberg urged Western countries to send the Ukrainians more heavy armaments, as they ‘absolutely depend on that to be able to stand up against the brutal Russian invasion’.
Addressing a press conference after meeting the leaders of seven European NATO allies, he added that NATO officials would discuss coordinating further support including heavy weaponry at a meeting in Brussels Wednesday.
Zelensky meanwhile told reporters that he regretted what he called ‘the restrained behaviour of some leaders’ which, he said, had ‘slowed down arms supplies very much’.
According to Kyiv’s deputy defense minister, Ukraine received only 10% of the weapons it requested from the West..
In the midst of Russia’s aggression on Ukraine, a Ukrainian soldier eats at a front-line position.
The goal of capturing Severodonetsk was to open up the roads to Sloviansk as well as Kramatorsk.
In Donetsk, Ukrainian troops ride the BMP-1, an infantry fighting vehicle.
Valentina Lysychansk, an elderly Lysychansk woman, was sitting on her porch in her first floor apartment. She had her walking sticks and was alone.
The former farmer, 83, said that it was scary and very frightening.
“Why can’t the two of them agree, please, God forbid, and just shake hands?”
Ukrainian forces transported more weapon systems from Lysychansk into Kramatorsk while special vehicles transport tanks and other repairs.
The smell of smoke and burning houses from the weekend was evident in Novodruzhesk near Lysychansk.
A soldier stood at a station fire engine with the skull logo in his sleeves and said, “It’s unsafe anywhere. It just depends on what time it is.”
Russia blacklisted 49 British citizens as tensions rise with the West. It also announced the addition of prominent journalists and editors to The Guardian’s BBC, The Financial Times, The Guardian and The Guardian.
Demining in Kharkiv is performed by Ukrainian soldiers.
A wreckage of an old van, which triggered an Anti-Tank Mine, killing three of its occupants, is located at the end of Andriyivka’s dirt track.
Russian soldiers protect an area near a wheat field as foreign journalists are working in Zaporizhzhia.
According to the Russian foreign ministry, the journalist targeted was ‘involved with the deliberate dissemination false and biased information’.
New York: Tuesday’s warning by a top UN official was that Ukrainian children shouldn’t be adopted in Russia. Several thousand of these young people were believed to have been relocated since Moscow’s February invasion.
Asfhan Khan (UNICEF regional director for Europe, Central Asia and Africa), stated that ‘we’re repeating, even to the Russian Federation,” Adoption should not occur in emergencies or within minutes of them.
Khan stated that such children should not be considered orphans, and they must move freely.
The Kremlin said that it has not been asked by London to assist in the cases of two Britons who were sentenced to death in Eastern Ukraine by pro-Moscow separatist officials.
Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin were both convicted by the Donetsk People’s Republic of having acted as mercenaries in Ukraine.