Air strike on russian command center in occupied Luhansk: Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminate commander of the 59th Army Brigade of the russian federation

Air strike on russian command center in occupied Luhansk: Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminate commander of the 59th Army Brigade of the russian federation

Kyiv  •  UNN

April 19 2024, 06:01 PM • 43989 views

As a result of a strike on a russian command post in occupied Luhansk, the Ukrainian Defense Forces killed Colonel Pavel Kropotov of the Central Military District.

During an air strike in Luhansk on April 13, the commander of the 59th Brigade of the russian Army, Colonel of the Central Military District Pavel Kropotov was killed . This was reported by the russian media, UNN reports.

Details 

According to propagandists' statements,  the commander of military unit 28331 was said goodbye in Yekaterinburg. They noted that Kropotov "died in Luhansk under fire from British missiles." 

The russians also wrote that it was not the first time Kropotov had come under fire in the war in Ukraine and even been wounded

It is known that Kropotov was the commander of the 59th Brigade.

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Addendum

The information about the russian commander's death was confirmed  by Ukrainian military Anatoliy Shtefan, who also said that Kropotov was killed in a strike on his headquarters in Luhansk on April 13.

Recall

The Strategic Communications Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that on April 13 , the Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully destroyed the command post of the enemy's "Center" military grouping in the temporarily occupied Luhansk