Vladimir Putin lost his 53rd colonel in the war in Ukraine as tolls on his commanders increase. Colonel Sergei Postnov was killed in a combat mission earlier this week, according to reports. He was part of a military propaganda unit in the Russian National Guard, which reports directly to Vladimir Putin. He was on active duty with Russian forces near Kyiv, Kharkiv and most recently in the Luhansk region. It is not clear exactly how and where he was killed.
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An official statement said his life was “cut short” while on a mission to Ukraine. He said he had “carried out service and combat missions in the special military operation zone in Ukraine” since the start of Putin’s invasion on February 24. “He was distinguished by high professionalism, organization and diligence and a creative approach to problem solving,” said the veterans’ council of the Russian Interior Ministry. He was a graduate of the Suvorov Military School in Yekaterinburg in 1997 and is believed to have been in his 40s. His death was the latest in a huge number of Russian top brass workers who disappeared during Putin’s war in Ukraine. He is the 53rd colonel known to have died, and at least 11 generals have also been killed. The total Russian losses are believed to exceed 30,000. Postnov leaves behind a widow, Catherine, and a daughter.
