Ukraine Claims, Russian Major General Vitaly Gerasimov Killed During Battle Of Kharkiv

The Ukrainian defence ministry reported that many senior Russian officers were also killed or injured

On Monday, Ukrainian defence reported that another Russian general, Vitaly Gerasimov, was killed during the battle of Kharkiv. “Another loss among the senior command staff of the occupying army,” said the Ukrainian defense ministry.

Major General Vitaly Gerasimov was the first deputy commander of the 41st Army of the Central Military of Russia.

According to the Ukrainian defense ministry, Vitaly Gerasimov played a major role in the Second Chechen War and the Russian military operations that took place in Syria. He was also awarded with a medal ‘for the return of the Crimea’ in 2014.

The Ukrainian defense ministry also said that many senior Russian officers were killed or wounded during the war. “The data obtained also indicate significant problems with communication in the occupier’s army and with the evacuation of their broken units,” said the Ukrainian defense ministry.

This came after a sniper killed the commanding general of the Russian 7th Airborne Division, Andrei Sukhovetsky, and a deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army, as reported by the British news organization, The Independent.

On Monday, Russia announced yet another limited ceasefire and the establishment of safe corridors. Civilians fled from the war-torn Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy on Monday. However, Vladimir Putin's troops are continuing to turn cities into debris with rockets.

The two sides met for a third round of talks at the Belarus-Poland border as the war entered its 12th day.

The Kremlin has asked Ukraine to follow the four conditions that Moscow has set down. Russia has told Ukraine it is ready to halt military operations "in a moment" if Kyiv meets a number of conditions.

Ukraine changes its constitution to show neutrality, Ukraine acknowledges Crimea as a Russian territory and recognizes Donetsk and Lugansk as the independent states.