The killing of a prominent Russian military commander awarded the "Order of Courage" by Putin
On Thursday, media reported that the Ukrainian armed forces managed to eliminate a prominent Russian military commander who had been awarded the "Order for Courage" by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Belarusian "Nexta" network reported that the Ukrainian army killed Colonel Andrei Zakharov, commander of a Russian tank regiment, during battles in the Brovary region near the capital, Kyiv.
In 2016, Zakharov was personally awarded the "Order for Courage" by Putin, according to the same source.
The Ukrainian military has shot down four Russian Su-25 aircraft, according to local media, with the Russia-Ukrainian war entering its 15th day.
Between March 8 and 9, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed four Russian Su-25 aircraft, two helicopters and two cruise missiles in Kyiv and the areas of operations of the joint force, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Moreover, according to the latest figures from Ukraine, Russia lost 56 aircraft and 82 helicopters.
And on Thursday, the 15th day of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Russian military strikes were carried out in Zhytomyr and Mariupol in several locations.
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