The deputy commander of the 8th army of Russia’s armed forces, Vladimir Petrovich Frolov, has died in the ravaging war in Ukraine.
The Russian news agency, TASS which reported the death quoted St Petersburg, governor Alexander Beglov as saying: “Vladimir Petrovich Frolov died a heroic death in battle with Ukrainian nationalists.”
The governor said Frolov “sacrificed his life so that children, women and the elderly in the Donbas would no longer hear bomb explosions. To stop waiting for death and leaving home, to say goodbye as if it were the last time”.
Reports have it that most of the shelling taking place in Ukraine is being carried out by Russia.
Throughout the war several Russian generals and high-ranking military personnel have been reported dead. I
It is unusual for such high-ranking officers to put themselves in danger by getting so close to the battlefield.
Western sources believe that they have done so in order to get some control over operations which have, in some areas, badly stalled.
Meanwhile, Russia says it will spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol if they lay down their arms Sunday
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier vowed eliminating Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol would put an end to talks
Russia is planning to restrict access to Mariupol from Monday, city officials alleged.
Men said to be crew members from the lost Russian warship Moskva are shown on parade in Sevastopol
The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko has warned residents to be wary of further Russian missile attacks, urging those who have fled the city not to return yet.
Recall that Russia has banned UK PM, Boris Johnson and other senior ministers from entering Russia over the country’s “hostile” stance on the war.