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Roman Kutuzov
Major General Roman Kutuzov gives a speech in Chita (2019-01-13)
Kutuzov in Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, 2019
Native name Роман Владимирович Кутузов
Birth name Roman Vladimirovich Kutuzov
Born (1969-02-16)16 February 1969
Died 5 June 2022(2022-06-05) (aged 53)
Place of birth Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast, Soviet Union
Place of death Mykolaivka, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Allegiance Flag of Russia Russia
Years of service 1990–2022
Rank Major general
Commands held Acting commander of the 5th Combined Arms Army (2017)
Interim commander of the 29th Combined Arms Army (2019)
Battles/wars
Awards
  • RUS Order of Kutuzov ribbon 2010 RUS Order of Courage ribbon RUS Order of Military Merit ribbon RUS Order of Honour ribbon
    RUS Medal For Courage ribbon RUS Medal of Zhukov ribbon RUS For Strengthening Military Cooperation Medal ribbon 2017

Roman Vladimirovich Kutuzov (Russian: Роман Владимирович Кутузов; 16 February 1969 – 5 June 2022[1]) was a Russian major general who was killed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

Biography[]

When Kutuzov was a colonel, he commanded the 38th Separate Communications Regiment of the Russian Airborne Forces (military unit 54164).[3]

In 2017, Kutuzov was the acting commander of the 5th Combined Arms Army.[4] In 2019, he was interim commander of the 29th Combined Arms Army.[5] In 2020, Kutuzov was the chief of staff of the 29th Combined Arms Army.[6]

Kutuzov was killed on 5 June 2022 in the village of Mykolaivka, during the battle for Sievierodonetsk–Lysychansk near Lysychansk, Ukraine, while commanding the 1st Army Corps of the Donetsk People's Republic. Reports of his death originated on Russian milblogger Telegram channels and were later confirmed by Russian state media.[7][8]

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References[]

  1. "На востоке Украины погиб российский генерал Роман Кутузов" (in ru). 5 June 2022. https://meduza.io/news/2022/06/05/na-vostoke-ukraine-pogib-rossiyskiy-general-roman-kutuzov. 
  2. "Russian general killed in eastern Ukraine, Russian state media reporter says". Reuters. 5 June 2022. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-general-killed-eastern-ukraine-russian-state-media-reporter-says-2022-06-05/. 
  3. "На востоке Украины погиб российский генерал‑майор Роман Кутузов" (in ru). 5 June 2022. https://zona.media/news/2022/06/05/kutuzov. 
  4. Zhurman, Olga (20 October 2017). "В Приморье стартовали учения "Индра-2017"" (in ru). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. https://rg.ru/2017/10/20/reg-dfo/vo-vladivostoke-startovali-ucheniia-indra-2017.html. 
  5. "Legendary T-34 tanks make a stop in Chita". Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. 13 January 2019. https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12211888@egNews. 
  6. "В Украине погиб генерал-майор российской армии Роман Кутузов" (in ru). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 June 2022. https://www.svoboda.org/a/v-ukraine-pogib-general-mayor-rossiyskoy-armii-roman-kutuzov-/31884409.html. 
  7. "Бой за Донбасс: Как погиб генерал-майор Роман Кутузов" (in ru). Tsargrad TV. 2022-06-05. https://tsargrad.tv/news/boj-za-donbass-kak-pogib-general-major-roman-kutuzov_560811. 
  8. Wood, Richard (6 June 2022). "Ukraine forces 'kill two Russian generals' amid heavy fighting in east". https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-ukraine-update-two-russian-generals-killed-report-say/abb1998d-4283-4202-a36d-342929ba2de6. 
  9. Didenko, Mark, ed (6 June 2022). "Ukrainian military eliminates Russia's Major General Kutuzov: Who was he?". https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukrainian-military-eliminates-russian-major-general-kutuzov-50247918.html. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Ivanova, Olga (5 June 2022). "Военкор ВГТРК Сладков сообщил о гибели в Донбассе генерал-майора Кутузова" (in ru). Vzglyad. https://vz.ru/news/2022/6/5/1161767.html. 
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