Ukraine kills top Russian general in fresh blow for Putin
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Major General Sergey Goryachev, chief of staff of the Russian 35th Combined Arms Army, was killed by a missile strike in the southern Donetsk region of Ukraine on Monday (local time), reported The Telegraph, quoting pro-Moscow bloggers.
Reportedly, the 52-year-old is one of the 11 generals Russia officially classed as casualties in the war.
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Russia's missile attack kills 10 Ukrainians
According to reports, Goryachev was killed in the region where the Ukrainian forces liberated four villages in their counter-offensive.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said at least 10 people were killed and 28 others were injured in a Russian missile attack that hit an apartment building and warehouses, reported Reuters.
The incident occurred in the city of Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown.