Andrei Mordvichev
Andrei Mordvichev | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andrei Mordvichev |
| Died | 2022 Chornobaivka, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Service |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles / wars | |
Andrei Mordvichev (died 2022) was a Russian lieutenant general who commanded the 8th General Army of the Southern Military District. He was deployed in 2022 to the Russian invasion of Ukraine where Ukrainian sources said he was killed. He would be Russia's fifth general officer to be killed in the invasion and the most highly ranked casualty of the war so far.[1][2]
Ukrainian sources said Mordvichev was killed in an airstrike on an airfield in Chornobayivka close to the Kherson airport,[2] while Russian sources have not yet confirmed his death.[3][4]
Notes
- ^ Cole, Brendan (2022-03-19). "Ukraine claims to have killed fifth Russian general since start of the war". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ a b "Russian commanders killed in Putin's war as Ukraine invasion 'not going to plan'". The Independent. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ Shoaib, Alia (2022-03-19). "A 5th Russian general has been killed in attack on an army base, Ukraine officials claim". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ Bancroft, Holly (19 March 2022). "Fifth Russian general killed as 'planes and helicopters shot down', Ukraine claims". The Independent. Retrieved 19 March 2022.