Andrei Sukhovetsky
Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky | |
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Native name | Андрей Александрович Суховецкий |
Birth name | Andrei Aleksandrovich Sukhovetsky |
Born | 25 June 1974 |
Died | 28 February 2022 (aged 47) Ukraine |
Allegiance | Russia |
Service/ | Russian Airborne Forces |
Years of service | 1995–2022 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands held | 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division |
Battles/wars |
Andrei Aleksandrovich Sukhovetsky
Biography
Sukhovetsky was born on 25 June 1974.[3][4] He graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School in 1995, and initially served as a platoon commander before gradually rising in the ranks.[2] The Independent described him as a "respected paratrooper".[5] He served in military operations in the North Caucasus,[1] including in Chechnya,[6] and fought in Abkhazia during the Russo-Georgian War of 2008.[1] In the following year, he graduated from the Combined Arms Academy.[3]
Sukhovetsky was decorated for his role in the
Death
Sukhovetsky was killed in combat in Ukraine on 28 February 2022.[4][7] According to Ukrainian sources, he was shot by a sniper, either in the city of Hostomel[8] or when landing at Hostomel Airport.[9][10] According to one report, he had ventured to the front of the stalled Russian Kyiv convoy.[11] In contrast, another report claimed that he died near Mariupol, which was besieged by Russian forces at the time;[6] however, the 41st Army operated in northern Ukraine, far from the Mariupol area.[12]
His death was first reported by Andrei Terekhov, a retired Russian intelligence officer, on Twitter on 1 March.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cole, Brendan (3 March 2022). "Ukraine forces reportedly kill top Russian general in blow to invading army". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Deputy Commander of the 41st Army, Major General Sukhovetsky, killed in Ukraine". Pravda.ru. 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Гвардии полковник Андрей Суховецкий принял Боевое знамя 7-й десантно-штурмовой дивизии из рук командующего ВДВ" [Guards Colonel Andrey Sukhovetsky received the Battle Banner of the 7th Airborne Assault Division from the hands of the Commander of the Airborne Forces]. Desantura.ru (in Russian). Moscow. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "АНДРЕЙ АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ СУХОВЕЦКИЙ 25.06.1974 – 28.02.2022 г." [ANDREI ALEKSANDROVICH SUHOVETSKY 06/25/1974 - 02/28/2022] (in Russian). Союз Десантников России [Union of Russian Paratroopers]. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ a b Batchelor, Tom; Dalton, Jane (3 March 2022). "Russian Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky killed by Ukrainians in 'major demotivator' for invading army". Independent. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Anna Mukhina; Mark Krutov (3 March 2022). ""Звоните в ФСБ". В Россию пошли первые "похоронки"" ["Call the FSB." The first "funerals" went to Russia]. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Russian major general killed in Ukraine at end of February". CNN. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Demerly, Tom (4 March 2022). "Reports: Russian airborne forces commander killed by sniper in Hostomel". The Aviationist. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Wiehe, Noelle (4 March 2022). "Russian general killed in Ukraine fighting, Putin confirms". Coffee Or Die. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "'Snipers have been picking them off left and right': Retired U.S. general explains why so many Russian generals are getting killed in Ukraine". MSN. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Why is the 64-kilometre Russian convoy not moving towards Kyiv?". AS.com. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Fiszer, Michał (25 February 2022). "Rosjanie utknęli. Ukraińcy stawiają opór na wszystkich frontach" [The Russians are stuck. Ukrainians are resisting on all fronts] (in Polish).
- ^ McCall, Jack (11 March 2022). "The ghosts of Ukraine: Putin's onslaught adds to nation's bloody history". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "About: Jack H. McCall Jr". Kent State University. Retrieved 28 March 2022.