Russian officials said that another of its generals was killed in combat in Ukraine
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Russian officials said Saturday that another of its generals, deputy commander of the 8th Army Maj. Gen. Vladimir Frolov, was killed in combat in Ukraine. They didn’t provide details, butin the conflict, particularly in the early days in the campaign. Some have been veterans of previous conflicts in Georgia and Syria, where Russia also lost generals, robbing Moscow of potentially valuable battlefield experience.
Some military analysts have attributed the losses to the Russian military’s fighting style. It has comparatively fewer noncommissioned officers to lead operations in the field compared with U.S. forces, leaving generals to take more vulnerable positions further forward. Most of those killed are described as major generals in Russia, which equates to one-star officers, like brigadier generals in the West.Maj. Gen. Frolov was buried Saturday in St. Petersburg, RIA Novosti reported.
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