Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky, the commanding general of the Russian 7th Airborne Division, was killed in fighting in Ukraine earlier this week.
His death was confirmed by a local officers' organisation in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia. The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear.
Sukhovetsky, who was 47, began his military service as a platoon commander after graduating from a military academy and steadily rose through the ranks to take a series of leadership positions.
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He took part in Russia's military campaign in Syria.
He was also a deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army.
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A funeral ceremony will be held in Novorossiisk, but further details weren't immediately announced.
