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Andrey Sukhovetsky
Sukhovetsky in 2021
Native name
Андрей Александрович Суховецкий
Birth nameAndrey Aleksandrovich Sukhovetsky
Born(1974-06-25)25 June 1974
Died28 February 2022 (aged 47)
Ukraine
Allegiance Russia
Service/branch Russian Airborne Forces
Years of service1995–2022
RankMajor General
Commands held7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division
Battles/wars

Andrey Aleksandrovich Sukhovetsky[1] (25 June 1974 – 28 February 2022) was a Russian major general who died in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][2]

Biography

Sukhovetsky was born on 25 June 1974.[3][4] He graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School in 1995, and initially served as a platoon commander before gradually rising in the ranks.[2] The Independent described him as "respected paratrooper".[5] He served in military operations in the North Caucasus,[1] including in Chechnya,[6] and fought in Abkhazia during the Russo-Georgian War of 2008.[1] In the following year, he graduated from the Combined Arms Academy.[3]

Sukhovetsky was decorated for his role in the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014 and subsequently also participated in the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war.[1] In 2018, he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.[3] From 2019 to 2021,[4] Sukhovetsky headed the 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division.[1] Promoted to major general,[2] Sukhovetsky was appointed deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army in October 2021. In this role, he fought in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1] He also was Spetsnaz commander.[1]

Sukhovetsky was killed in combat in Ukraine on 28 February 2022.[4] He had reportedly been shot by a sniper,[5] near Mariupol, which was besieged by Russian forces at the time;[6] however, the 41st Army operated in northern Ukraine, far from Mariupol area.[7] According to other version, he was killed at Hostomel airport.[8] Ukrainian sources began reporting his death from 1 March.[1][6] On the Russian side, Sukhovetsky's death was first confirmed on VKontakte[6] by the deputy of Combat Brotherhood, a Russian veterans group.[1] Even though this post was subsequently deleted, other Russian paratroopers and veterans also agreed that Sukhovetsky had died,[6] as did the Russian news website Pravda.ru.[9] President Vladimir Putin later mentioned in a speech that he had been killed.[5]

At the time of his death, Sukhovetsky had been highly decorated, having been awarded 14 medals.[6] Several newspapers and analysts agreed that his death was a major blow to the Russian military.[1][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Cole, Brendan (3 March 2022). "Ukraine forces reportedly kill top Russian general in blow to invading army". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Pravda.ru (3 March 2022). "Deputy Commander of the 41st Army, Major General Sukhovetsky, killed in Ukraine". Pravda. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Гвардии полковник Андрей Суховецкий принял Боевое знамя 7-й десантно-штурмовой дивизии из рук командующего ВДВ". Desntura.ru (in Russian). Moscow. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "АНДРЕЙ АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ СУХОВЕЦКИЙ 25.06.1974 – 28.02.2022 г. — Союз Десантников России" (in Russian). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Batchelor, Tom; Dalton, Jane (3 March 2022). "Russian Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky killed by Ukrainians in 'major demotivator' for invading army". Independent. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Anna Mukhina; Mark Krutov (3 March 2022). ""Звоните в ФСБ". В Россию пошли первые "похоронки"". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. ^ Fiszer, Michał (25 February 2022). "Rosjanie utknęli. Ukraińcy stawiają opór na wszystkich frontach" (in Polish).
  8. ^ Potocka, Joanna (4 March 2022). "Rosyjski generał zabity przez snajpera na Ukrainie. Kim był Andriej Suchowiecki?" (in Polish).
  9. ^ "Russian general killed in Ukraine". Pravda.ru. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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