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2023-06-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Major General Sergey Goryachev, Chief of Staff of the Russian 35th Combined Arms Army, was killed in the Zaporizhzhia region -- UPDATED

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Posted by DarthVader 2023-06-13 00:04|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top

#1 Careless smoking was the cause

Posted by DarthVader 2023-06-13 00:05|| 2023-06-13 00:05|| Front Page Top

#2 https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1668370629723312128?s=20

Posted by 3dc 2023-06-13 01:02|| 2023-06-13 01:02|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ Link found here.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-06-13 01:15|| 2023-06-13 01:15|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2023-06-13 08:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Gotta wonder how many high ranking and staff officers went with him?

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-06-13 11:11|| 2023-06-13 11:11|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ If he'd been a NATO general, 400 at least...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-06-13 11:17|| 2023-06-13 11:17|| Front Page Top

#7 One to a match. Leave your cell at home.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-06-13 12:22|| 2023-06-13 12:22|| Front Page Top

#8 Bad Radio Discipline again? A staffer with a cell phone?

Posted by magpie 2023-06-13 14:59|| 2023-06-13 14:59|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2023-06-13 18:05|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2023-06-13 18:14|| Front Page Top

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