This was announced by the commander of the volunteer battalion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine "Lugansk-1", a former member of parliament Artem Vitko.
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In 2021, Major General Andrei Kolesnikov was appointed commander of the 29th Army of the Eastern Military District in Russia.
Previously, he served as chief of staff of the General Army stationed in the Moscow region.
Russia has lost more than 12,000 soldiers and officers in the war against Ukraine as of March 11.