The British Daily Mail has released a video showing the last moments before the Russian general was killed after his plane was shot down over Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile to be Russia’s highest ranking. Soldiers killed in the war waged by his country against Ukraine.
According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, the warplane, which was flying by General Kanamat Potashev and cost 9 9 million, was hit by a surface-to-air missile while flying over the Donbass region of Ukraine.
The video shows two military planes flying low over Donbass as a group of missiles appear trying to target them.
The Potashev plane was shot down in late May while trying to help Russian ground forces escape the siege.
The British newspaper noted that after the news of his funeral was published in the Russian media, the video clip documenting the incident was identified and reviewed by Rob Lee, a military analyst.
The 63-year-old retired before returning to the front line. He is believed to be the highest-ranking Russian Air Force casualty killed in Ukraine.
Russia has lost at least nine generals and at least 31 military pilots in the Ukraine war.
Although the exact number of Russian troops killed in the conflict is unknown, Western sources estimate that more than 15,000 people have been killed, while Ukraine has said that number is “much higher.”
On Tuesday, U.S. officials said about 20 percent of Russia’s combat troops in Ukraine, estimated at 150,000 before the start of the war, were now out of service, meaning 30,000 had been killed. Or injured.
The United States also believes that Russia has lost more than a thousand tanks and is trying to replace them because of sanctions. Term storage. “
Source: Lebanon Debate