Russia-Ukraine (March 8): Ukraine Claims 2nd Russian General Killed

Russia-Ukraine (March 8): Ukraine Claims 2nd Russian General Killed
People run for cover in front of a burning house during shelling in the city of Irpin, outside Kyiv, on March 4, 2022. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images
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Ukraine Claims 2nd Russian General Killed

A Russian general was killed in the fighting around Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, which Russian forces have been trying to seize since the invasion began, the Ukrainian military intelligence agency said.

It identified him as Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov, 45, and said he had fought with Russian forces in Syria and Chechnya and had taken part in the seizure of Crimea in 2014.