Deputy Commander of the Southern Military Region of Russia Died in Action, Missile Attack | Russia | Southern Military Region of Russia
According to the Russian Lianta website, Andrei Gurusyov, the representative of the Russian State Duma, revealed on the "60 Minutes" program of the "Russia-1" channel that Lieutenant General Oleg Cukov, Deputy Commander of the Southern Military Region of Russia, was killed in a missile attack by the Ukrainian army on Berjansk.
Gululiev emphasized that Chokov was seriously injured in 2022 and did not need to return to the special military operation area against Ukraine. "His injuries are so severe that it is hard to imagine," but he said, "No, I need to go to the front line.".
The Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet made any comments on the death of Zokov.
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According to reports, on the evening of July 11th, news came that the Ukrainian army carried out a missile attack on the city of Berjansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. According to Vladimir Rogov, the head of the pro Russian organization "We Are with Russia" in Zaporizhzhia, the attack used the "Shadow of the Storm" cruise missile.
Half an hour later, it was reported that the Ukrainian army had attacked Berjansk again, and most of the missiles were shot down by air defense systems at sea, but some missiles also hit targets inside the city.