Russian General killed after missile attack on aircraft amid ‘disastrous’ Russian morale

A RUSSIAN GENERAL has been killed in the conflict in Ukraine, making him the highest-ranking pilot killed in the war so far, reports claim.

Botashev was shot down on Sunday by a Stinger anti-aircraft missile in a battle for the eastern city of Luhansk.It has been claimed by the Ukrainian forces that he is the 13th Russian general to have been killed by their forces.Ukraine has claimed to have shot down 205 Russian fixed-wing aircraft and 170 helicopters since the beginning of the invasion.

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