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Major General Sergey Goryachev, Chief of Staff of the Russian 35th Combined Arms Army, was killed in the Zaporizhzhia region -- UPDATED
2023-06-13
[LiveUAmap] Confirmed, from the V Kontakte page of IA Regnum

Rogov announced the death of the chief of staff of the 35th Army, Major General Goryachev.

The chief of staff of the 35th Army, Major General Sergei Goryachev, died during a special operation, wrote Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia movement, on June 13 in his Telegram channel.

“Major General Sergei Goryachev, Chief of Staff of the 35th Army, died on the Zaporozhye Front,” Rogov said, adding that he died as a result of a missile attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Rogov gave details from the official biography of Goryachev, who once served as a soldier in the Kirovabad airborne division.

He noted that Goryachev led the Russian contingent in Transnistria, commanded the 27th separate motorized rifle brigade, the 201st military base in Tajikistan, and the training center in Khabarovsk.

At the beginning of the special operation, Goryachev was the commander of the 5th separate tank brigade, then he was appointed deputy commander of the 35th combined arms army (with the rank of major general).

Then Goryachev was appointed chief of staff of the army. Rogov stressed that with the death of Goryachev, the Russian army lost one of the brightest and most effective military leaders, who combined the highest professionalism with personal courage.

Posted by:DarthVader

#10  I suspect it isn't anywhere nearly absurd as what the US has. That retired O-6 that's on the Internet a lot (name escapes me, though) recently said the US military has 44 four-star officers. Unknown how many are admirals, but still.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-06-13 18:14  

#9  remarkably large number of Generals killed

but I think Russia has a absurdly large number of Generals
Posted by: lord garth   2023-06-13 18:05  

#8  Bad Radio Discipline again? A staffer with a cell phone?
Posted by: magpie   2023-06-13 14:59  

#7  One to a match. Leave your cell at home.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-06-13 12:22  

#6  ^ If he'd been a NATO general, 400 at least...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-06-13 11:17  

#5  Gotta wonder how many high ranking and staff officers went with him?
Posted by: Enver Slager8035   2023-06-13 11:11  

#4  'Ukraine drone' strike hits oil refinery just 80 miles from Putin's palace: Major explosion on tyrant's doorstep as Russia also loses another general amid surging Kyiv counteroffensive
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-06-13 08:13  

#3  /\ Link found here.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-06-13 01:15  

#2  https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1668370629723312128?s=20
Posted by: 3dc   2023-06-13 01:02  

#1  Careless smoking was the cause
Posted by: DarthVader   2023-06-13 00:05  

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