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Czech-based international team, tracking confirmed Russian officers killed in the war against Ukraine. Confirmations are made via funeral notices, obituaries, news platforms, monuments and memorial plaques. Names and sources: https://tinyurl.com/mpvx7snn

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 5d

At least 7000 Russian officers have been eliminated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 24 February 2022.
Milestone update: +28 newly registered.
Sources: public Russian obituaries and graves (see link in bio).

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 1d

24 yo Lieutenant Болгов Никита Александрович (Bolgov Nikita Alexandrovich) was eliminated in Ukraine on 25 June ’24.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 1d

Mobilized Captain Чудайкин Николай Иванович (Chudaykin Nikolai Ivanovich), commander of a rifle platoon of the 87th Separate Rifle Regiment (former 119th Rifle Regiment of the DNR) was eliminated in Selydove, Ukraine on 25 December ’24.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 1d

25 yo Lieutenant Алейников Александр Михайлович (Aleynikov Alexander Mikhailovich) was eliminated in Ukraine. A military intelligence officer, he graduated in 2022 and was eliminated on June 6, 2024.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 1d

Junior Lieutenant Стринжа Евгений Николаевич (Strinzha Evgeniy Nikolaevich), awarded for terrorizing Syrians, was eliminated in Robotyne, Ukraine on 21 January 2024.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 1d

I believe that's what Ukrainians are doing, considering the much higher proportion of junior to senior officers killed in 2024 and 2025.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 5d

The previous milestone of 6000 was reached 142 days ago — on 14 May 2025.
The milestone of 5000 was reached 190 days before 6000 — on 5 November 2024.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 5d

Officer Nr. 7000
Lieutenant Касап Евгений Витальевич (Kasap Evgeniy Vitalievich), call sign “Katsap”, commander of a platoon of the 1435th Motor Rifle Regiment, was eliminated in Ukraine.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 5d

⚡️Lieutenant Colonel Кулагин Василий Игоревич (Kulagin Vasily Igorevich) was killed in Ukraine on 1 October ’22.
He participated in the war in Syria.

[Re-post from May 2023]

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Lieutenant Colonel Коваленко Сергей Викторович (Kovalenko Sergey Viktorovich), mobilized Muscovite and commander of a motor rifle battalion, was eliminated in Ukraine, probably before May 2025.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 5d

He was also a Russian neo-Nazi.
держи кровь чистой = keep the blood clean

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 5d

USSR lover, Guards Captain Хомяков Игорь Викторович (Khomyakov Igor Viktorovich) was eliminated.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 5d

Traitor to Ukraine, Lieutenant Фокша Вадим Витальевич (Foksha Vadim Vitalievich) was born in Novoluhanske, Donetsk Oblast, moved to Kerch, Crimea in 2014, applied for Russian citizenship in 2018, voluntarily went to the war, and was killed in Nevelske, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 7d

Lieutenant Кузьмин Алексей Александрович (Kuzmin Alexey Alexandrovich) was eliminated in Ukraine.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 7d

Russian war criminal awarded for Syria, Senior Lieutenant Курочкин Алексей Эдуардович (Kurochkin Alexey Eduardovich) of the 15th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (Black Hussars) was eliminated in Ukraine.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 7d

Mobilized Junior Lieutenant Галлямов Ильмир Ильдарович (Gallyamov Ilmir Ildarovich) from Bashkortostan was eliminated in Ukraine.

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KIU • Russian Officers killed in Ukraine @killedinukraine.bsky.social · 7d

Lieutenant Черкашин Константин Владимирович (Cherkashin Konstantin Vladimirovich) was eliminated in Ukraine.

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