A Ukrainian government advisor today claimed that Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu has had a heart attack after being blamed by his ally Vladimir Putin for the failure of the invasion to meet its goals
Lieutenant General Yakov Rezantsev, 48, commander of the army s 49th combined arms division, was killed in a strike by the Ukrainian armed forces, sources in Kyiv said.
Sergei Shoigu s public appearances have been significantly curtailed in the past week, while his younger daughter Ksenia, 31, was seen posing in Ukrainian colours of blue and yellow.
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