Monday 8 August 2022 08:37 AM Senior FSB commander becomes latest Russian colonel to die in Ukraine trends now
Killed: Lieutenant-Colonel Nikolay Gorban, 36, an FSB commander, was killed 'somewhere in Ukraine' on August 2
A senior FSB commander has become the latest Russian colonel to be killed in Ukraine, amid reports Vladimir Putin has sacked six generals over poor performance.
Lieutenant-Colonel Nikolay Gorban, 36, led elite Spetsnaz special forces troops into battle was was killed 'somewhere in Ukraine on August 2', local media has reported.
Meanwhile, British intelligence says Putin has fired six of his generals over failings which has seen his invasion stall and military suffer astonishing casualties.
General-Colonel Aleksandr Chayko and General-Colonel Aleksandr Zhuravlev, who commanded Russia's Eastern and Western Military Districts respectively, are 'highly likely' to have lost their posts, the MoD said on Sunday.
Zhuravlev has been replaced by General-Lieutenant Vladimir Kochetkov.
General Aleksandr Vladimirovich Dvornikov, known as the 'Butcher of Syria' who was appointed commander of the whole Ukraine invasion back in April as the battle of Donbas got underway, has also been removed, the MoD thinks.
General Gennady Valeryevich Zhidko, who was in charge of the Southern Grouping of Forces, is another to have been given the sack.
He has been replaced by General Sergei Surovikin, the MoD believes.
Sacked: General Aleksandr Vladimirovich Dvornikov (right, with Putin left) has been fired as overall commander of Russian forces in Ukraine for 'poor performance', Britain believes
Sacked: Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlyov (left) has been fired as commander of Western Military District and
