Colonel Yevgeny Vashunin was killed during Ukraine's ongoing counteroffensive.
documents from this past spring showed that Russia suffered 189,500 to 223,000 total casualties, including 35,500 to 43,000 killed in action and 154,000 to 180,000 wounded.Russian Service, with the aid of MediaZona and volunteers, reported last month that at least 240 Russian soldiers died in the first month of Ukraine's current counteroffensive between June 4 and July 7—including one general, two colonels and three lieutenant colonels.
Ukrainian servicemen of 22th mechanized brigade operate at a recaptured position near Klyshchiivka village, Ukraine, on July 13. Colonel Yevgeny Vashunin, a commander of the Leningrad Regiment composed mainly of mobilized residents of Russia's Leningrad Oblast, was killed on July 14 when his group was encircled by Ukrainian militants, Pravda.ru reported on Monday.
Belsky labeled Vashunin as"a talented military leader and a worthy citizen" who dedicated his life to preserving the Russian Motherland. The colonel was posthumously presented the title of"Hero of the Russian Federation." Vashunin and his men were reportedly coming to the aide of the 34th Storm brigade, which is composed of mobilized citizens—some of which werereached out via email to the Russian Foreign Ministry for comment.
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