Russia lost its eighth general of the war in Ukraine. The latest blow to Putin s botched war effort came when major general Vladimir Frolov died in the past few days. He is the 42nd senior officer slain.
Another Russian high-ranking officer has reportedly been killed in Ukraine. Lt Col Denis Mezhuev died on the frontline near Donetsk, local reports said. His regiment had left Kyiv
The corpse of Major-General Oleg Mityaev, 47, commander of the army s feared 150th motorised rifle division, was recovered weeks after he was killed in an ambush in Mariupol on March 16.
A funeral was held for Colonel Alexander Bespalov on Friday in the closed Russian city of Ozersk, according to a local announcement, which said he was killed during special operation .