9th russian General has been killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, shot down over Luhansk.
"Major General Kanamat Botashev has become the highest-ranking Russian pilot to be killed in the skies over Ukraine, the BBC’s Russian service reported Tuesday.
The 63-year-old retired general had been flying a Su-25 fighter jet over the Luhansk region on Sunday when the aircraft was targeted by a Stinger shoulder-fired missile system, the BBC reported, citing three of Botashev’s former subordinates who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The pilot did not have time to eject from his aircraft and died.
According to the BBC’s sources, the Su-25 had been on a mission to strike at Ukrainian positions around the town of Popasna, which was recently captured by Russian forces."
edit: it says he was the
13th general killed, in the article?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/anothe...ead-in-ukraine