In eastern Ukraine, Russian Major General Roman Kutuzov was purged. The liquidation was confirmed by representatives of the Russian media. From a post on the social network of the representative of the Russian edition of “VGTRK” Alexander Sladkov, it follows that Kutuzov died “leading to the attack” of his subordinates. Kutuzov was also reported to have died in the settlement of Nikolaevka, near Popasna in the Luhansk region.

On the evening of June 5, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russian troops carried out offensive operations in the Mykolayivka and Belogorovka region and suffered significant losses in manpower and equipment. It is currently unknown what he will do after leaving office. In 2019, he was mentioned on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation as the deputy commander of the 29th All Military Army, and in 2017 – the 5th.

In 2017, Kutuzov made a public appearance in Vladivostok at the opening of the Indra 2017 exercise. The training ceremony was opened by Major General Roman Kutuzov. Roman Kutuzov probably also took part in the Syrian campaign. Roman Kutuzov became the fourth Russian general to die in Ukraine during the war. approved Ukrainian authorities reported that at least seven generals were killed, by one or another official source. Source