Russia Lost At Least 19 Generals During War Against Ukraine

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russia has lost at least 19 generals, including 14 active generals of the Russian Armed Forces.

This was reported by The Insider after analyzing open source data.

Losses among senior commanders were recorded both directly at the front and in the rear, in particular as a result of strikes on headquarters, aviation incidents, sabotage and explosions in Russia. Several generals were killed by snipers or artillery strikes in the first months of the war.

According to the investigators, not all of the deaths were officially confirmed by Russia. In addition, some of those killed were retired or serving in volunteer and assault units, including Storm Z and PMCs, at the time of their deaths.

2022

Andrei Sukhovetsky was a major general. He served as the deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army. He died on February 28, 2022, in Chernihiv region, reportedly shot by a sniper. He was the first general whose death was confirmed by the Russian side.

Oleg Mityaev was a major general. He headed the 150th motorized rifle division. He is believed to have been killed during the battle for Mariupol in the spring of 2022. His liquidation was reported by Azov fighters, later confirmed by Russian “pro-war sources”.

Vladimir Frolov was a major general. He was the deputy commander of the 8th Combined Arms Army. He died on March 10, 2022, in Mariupol, according to the official version, as a result of sniper fire.

Andrei Simonov was a major general. He was in charge of the electronic warfare troops of the Western Military District. He died on, likely, April 30, 2022, after an artillery strike on a command post near Izyum, Kharkiv region.

Kanamat Botashev was a retired major general. After leaving the service, he participated in combat operations as a pilot of the Wagner PMC as a Su-25 attack aircraft. His plane was shot down by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on May 22, 2022, allegedly by anti-aircraft gunners of the 80th Airborne Brigade using MANPADS; his death was recognized by the Russian authorities.

Roman Kutuzov was a lieutenant general. Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the 8th Combined Arms Army. He died on June 5, 2022 near Popasna, Luhansk region. The fact of his death has been officially confirmed.

2023

Dmytro Ulyanov was a retired major general. He commanded a regiment formed from those mobilized in Tatarstan. He died on February 6, 2023.

Sergey Goryachev was a major general. He served as the Chief of Staff of the 35th Combined Arms Army. He died on June 12, 2023, as a result of a missile attack on the army headquarters in Primorsk during the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Oleg Tsokov was a lieutenant general. Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District. He died on July 11, 2023, as a result of a strike on the reserve command post of the 58th Army in Berdiansk.

Vladimir Zavadskyi was a major general. Deputy Commander of the 14th Army Corps. He died on November 28, 2023 near the village of Krynky, Kherson region – according to various versions, as a result of a mine explosion or shelling.

Igor Trifonov was a major general of the police, stripped of his rank. Former head of the Yekaterinburg police department, convicted of bribery. He was killed in action on December 12, 2023, which was confirmed by Russian sources.

2024

Andrei Golovatskyi was a retired major general. Previously, he held the position of First Deputy Chief of Staff of the North Caucasus Regional Command of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He died on June 30, 2024.

Ildar Saidov was a major general of the Customs Service. After mobilization, he was assigned to the Storm Z assault unit. He died on September 14, 2024.

Pavel Klimenko was a major general. He commanded the 5th Guards Brigade. He died on November 6, 2024; Klymenko was accused of organizing torture and collecting money from his subordinates for sending them to the rear. The circumstances of his death are unknown. Information about his death has been officially confirmed.

Igor Kirillov was a lieutenant general. Chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces. He died on December 17, 2024, in an explosion on Ryazansky Prospekt in Moscow; his driver died with him. On the eve of his death, the Security Service of Ukraine reported that it had served a notice of suspicion to a Russian general for ordering the use of chemical weapons against the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Konstantin Smeshko was a major general. He died on December 26, 2024, in Russia. The circumstances of his death have not been officially disclosed; versions of an air strike or a HIMARS MLRS strike have been voiced.

2025

Yaroslav Moskalik was a lieutenant general. Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. He died on April 25, 2025 as a result of an explosion in Russia.

Mikhail Gudkov was a major general of the National Guard. He served as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. He died on July 2, 2025, during a missile strike; the Russian side reported his death “during a combat mission” in the Kursk region.

Prior to his promotion, Gudkov commanded the 155th Separate Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, a unit known for war crimes, including the torture and execution of prisoners of war. His deputy, Colonel Nariman Shamsutdinovich Shikhaliyev, was killed along with the new commander of the 155th Brigade, Colonel Sergei Yuryevich Ilyin, and the Chief of Staff, Colonel Leonid Viktorovich Bashkardin.

Fanil Sarvarov was a lieutenant general. He headed the Operational Training Department of the Russian General Staff. He died on December 22, 2025, in a car bomb explosion in Moscow. His death has been officially confirmed.

In total, as of December 22, 2025 , according to the Killed In Ukraine project, at least 7,495 Russian officers have been killed since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.