The Russian press reports that a Ukrainian missile attack on the Zaporozhye front, in the south of the country, killed an experienced Russian general, Serhii Horyatsev, who, among other things, was the commander of Russian forces in Transnistria, reports The Guardian.

“The Chief of Staff of the 35th Combined Arms Army, Major General Serhii Horyatsev, was killed as a result of enemy missile fire,” Russian military blogger Voenkor Kotenok reported on Telegram on Monday evening.

“According to representatives of the OOS command, today the army lost one of the brightest and most effective commanders,” the military blogger added.

Serhii Horyatsev, 52, a decorated commander, previously led Russian forces in the separatist region of Transnistria, commanded a military base in Tajikistan and a training center in Khabarovsk.

Several Russian military bloggers said Goryachev was likely killed by a British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missile.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia has not yet commented on Horyachev’s death.

The Zaporizhzhia region, 80% controlled by Russian troops, is one of the main targets of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, notes The Guardian, citing News.ro.

According to the independent media group Meduza, Goryachev is already the tenth Russian general to die in this war, but he is the first Russian general to die in Ukraine in more than a year.

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