Talk:List of Russian generals killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Trifonov?

There is ru info AiF about the former major general of police Igor Trifonov killed in Ukraine. Does he fit in this list? Tovarischivanov (talk) 14:31, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Prigozhin

Where does Prigozhin fit into this list? 209.226.41.181 (talk) 02:17, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

I don't believe he does. He wasn't a general, he wasn't commanding forces at the time of his death, and he died in a plane crash either by accident or by assassination by Russia, not combat. MartinezMD (talk) 06:03, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

"Nasbulin's death has been confirmed by Russia"

No where in the linked article by UPI does it state that Russia has confirmed the death of "General Artem Nasbulin." The article states that "a Telegram post from Odessa regional military spokesman Serhiy Bratchuk acknowledged Nasbulin's death," but that is a Ukrainian official not a Russian official. This should be changed from "Confirmed" to "Claimed" until more information comes out. Hlaney17 (talk) 19:21, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Please remove the information about Nasbulin. Ukrainian officials did not say anything about him, nor did the Russians confirm. This is only written by the yellow press, unreliable sources. In fact, such a person does not even exist. He was confused with Colonel Nasybulin, who is now wounded. You can read more here https://t.me/DeepStateUA/13387--Князь Полтавський (talk) 14:42, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

This is correct. Moscow Times, which is an opposition newspaper banned by Russia as a "foreign agent", says that they were unable to find any evidence of the existence of a General Nasbulin. They were only able to find evidence of the existence of Southern Military District Staff officer Colonel Rafail Nasbulin. In the absence of evidence of the existence of 'Artem Nasbulin', this should be removed. Kges1901 (talk) 23:02, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Definitely should be removed. Baxbox (talk) 07:51, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

More generals killed in Chornobaivka

Ukraine's Arestovych has said that 12 Russian senior officers (colonels and generals) were killed in Chornobaivka in a strike on a command post in 9 July. No names are given and we don't even know the number of generals that died as a result. Not sure what to do with this information but maybe it should be added here. Source: [1]. Super Ψ Dro 20:39, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

As a Ukrainian I tell you, DO NOT LISTEN TO ARESTOVYCH. He is NOT AN OFFICIAL PERSON. He is only an adviser to the president and does not have access to any classified information, his statements are not official. His words about something there = the words of an ordinary citizen of Ukraine. This is yellow press, fake news.--Князь Полтавський (talk) 14:46, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 July 2022

The status of Major General Artem Nasbulin is no more confirmed than any other other on the list marked "Claimed". There has been no evidence to suggest he was present at the event that is claimed to be the cause of his death. The notes claim that Russia has confirmed his death but the source provided makes no such claims, in fact the source in question states that the claims have not been verified. So I'm requesting the status for Major General Artem Nasbulin be changed from "Confirmed" to "Claimed". 2.24.2.75 (talk) 09:33, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

 Already done here. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:15, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Except for the problem that there exists no such person. DW75 (talk) 00:40, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 July 2022 (2)

As of 13 July 2022, I request that the numbers of a few parts of the article be changed based on the current information we have of these generals.

In the part that says "As of 11 July 2022, Ukrainian sources claimed that 14 Russian generals had been killed during the invasion, although three of these claims were later rebutted.": it should be changed to "As of 13 July 2022, Ukrainian sources claimed that 12 Russian generals had been killed during the invasion, although three of these claims were later proven untrue which brings down the maximum possible number of Russian generals killed to nine", since the Ukrainians only claimed 12 generals had been killed based on the number of generals listed on this page, including the 3 debunked ones, which means that a maximum of 9 russian generals could have been killed as of July 13 2022. I propose we also change the "later rebutted" part of this sentence to "proven untrue" in consistency with the later section of the page covering these 3 generals as well as to show that these 3 generals undoubtedly are alive as even western media sources like BBC News Russian have confirmed their survival.

In the part that says "The loss of general officers, even as few as two, is rare. This makes the scale of these losses unprecedented since World War II." should be changed to "The loss of general officers, even as few as the four confirmed to have been killed as of July 13 2022, is rare. This makes the scale of these losses unprecedented since World War II.", since 4 generals have been confirmed by both the Ukrainians and the Russians to have been killed as of 13 July 2022. ZillennialMedievalist (talk) 15:54, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Aaron Liu (talk) 20:17, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Interesting how you demand reliable sources to refute unrealistic claims, but not reliable sources to support unrealistic claims. Never mind how the "analysis" section basically consists of mostly propaganda rubbish already disproven and nearly every source cited are blatantly biased, wow, reliable sources indeed. DW75 (talk) 00:46, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

be careful with terminology stronger than our sources

Our sources do not all agree, certainty is hard to get here, and we should not be using terms that imply otherwise. "Reported", "Claimed", "Disputed", "Rebutted", "Confirmed" are all reasonable terms that are accurate to our sources. Conflicting reports, consensus for some cases, not so much for other cases, is what our sources are saying. Stronger terms are seldom accurate to our sources. Cloudjpk (talk) 23:04, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Ukrainian officials claimed that a Major General Artem Nasbulin

Please remove this term. Officials did not declare. This was stated by journalist Tsymbalyuk, who is known to all Ukrainians for his yellow press. Then the same information from Tsimbalyuk appeared in Bratchuk's telegram channel.

There is Bratchuk, the spokesman of Odesa region. He has a Telegram channel. This Telegram channel is managed by a person authorized by it. Every morning there is a video address by Bratchuk about the situation in the region, over which he has the authority. That's it, there are no more Bratchuk statements. Everything else is just filling the channel with content that is somewhere on the Internet. He is not a primary source and these are not his official statements. This is just a repost of news published somewhere. This is not an official confirmation. Bratchuk's authority is the borders of Odesa region, not a meter more. He has no right to comment on events somewhere in the Kherson region and he does not comment on this. Please remove this, you discredit Ukraine. It is the same if the governor of the state of Texas wrote in his telegram "Iranian general was killed - media". And you would submit this information as an official statement and confirmation from the governor of Texas, even though Texas is in no way authorized to speak about Iran.

Ukrainian officials are President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov, Secretary of the NSDC Oleksiy Danilov, Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky, Head of Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov and their spokesmen.

Bratchuk is only the spokesman of the Odesa region and is not authorized to comment on such large-scale events as the killing of generals somewhere. Князь Полтавський (talk) 12:38, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Why are you asking this now when that entry was removed 7 and a half days ago? Hey man im josh (talk) 13:49, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

@Hey man im josh: It has not been deleted. Under the table about this is written "Ukrainian officials declared", although the OFFICIALS did not declare, only 1 fairy journalist.--Князь Полтавський (talk) 14:33, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

First off, what do you mean fairy journalist?

Secondly, are you asking for the entire paragraph to be removed, or to be reworded? Hey man im josh (talk) 14:41, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

There is a journalist Roman Tsimbalyuk in Ukraine. It has been known to Ukrainians for a long time until February 24, 2022. He very often spread fakes, false information, his own fabrications, etc. to be popular and quoted in the media. It happened this time as well. He wrote about the murdered general and everyone started spreading this false information. This was only a statement by 1 journalist, not OFFICIAL PERSONS. Ukraine did NOT OFFICIALLY declare this.

Please formulate the paragraph differently. "On July 11, 2022, Ukrainian officials claimed journalist Roman Tsimbalyuk stated that during an airstrike on the corps headquarters in Kherson, the chief of staff of the 22nd Army Corps, Major General Artem Nasbulin, was killed https://t.me/RomaTsymbaliuk/2720. The Moscow Times was unable to find evidence of the existence of an officer with that surname."--Князь Полтавський (talk) 16:31, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Done, non reliable journalists didn't deserve mention, and also they are not Ukrainian officials, only those elected by popular vote or decree.Mr.User200 (talk) 01:58, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Sincerely--Князь Полтавський (talk) 16:36, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, good move. Baxbox (talk) 07:52, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

BBC really confirmed?

The article says about three Russian generals that "Later, BBC News Russian confirmed he was still alive". The RS provided are [2], which says "Ukrainian authorities have previously reported the deaths of seven more Russian generals. At least three of them - Vitaly Gerasimov, Magomed Tushaev and Andrey Mordvichev - turned out to be alive, they have already appeared on video recordings several times and continue to participate in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine", and [3] which says is the same but with only Tushaev and Mordvichev. It is probably not an independent confirmation by BBC reporters, at least the RS do not say something like "BBC was able to confirm the death of them".

For example, the death of Gerasimov was announced on 7 March, The Guardian on 8 March writes about Gerasimov "The investigative journalism agency Bellingcat said it had confirmed Gerasimov’s death with a Russian source. Its executive director, Christo Grozev, said they had also identified the senior FSB officer in the intercepted conversation", while there is not a single video with him in 5 month that I can find in Google.

The death of Mordvichev was announced on 18 March, on 28 March the video with him and Kadyrov in Mariupol was published, but the date it is not known and it could be just before his death on 18 March. There is no more videos with him in 5 month that I can find in Google.

I would say that the deaths of Gerasimov and Mordvichev should not be unambiguously given as rebutted and certainly not in the words "confirmed alive by BBC", but should be given as disputable. @AugusteBlanqui, @Cloudjpk, @Mr.User200, @EkoGraf, what do you think? Wikisaurus (talk) 08:47, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

“Confirmed” is potentially misleading. —Michael Z. 18:47, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Unless BBC has stronger evidence, I'd say "BBC reported" is the accurate term. Cloudjpk (talk) 16:57, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

BBC News has clearly stated that those three (quote) "turned out to be alive" and BBC News is considered an RS. Anything else is OR speculation. PS There was video of Gerasimov back in May receiving an award. EkoGraf (talk) 14:13, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

BBC is RS, and notice what BBC's report does not say; it doesn't say they interviewed the three, nor any of the three, nor does it cite anyone who has. So "confirmed" may be stronger than our source here; "reported still alive" is accurate. Cloudjpk (talk) 14:05, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Consensus seems to be "confirmed" is not accurate to the source here, nor any term implying the source provides indisputable confirmation. I'll go with "reported". Cloudjpk (talk) 06:06, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

UK MoD

On August 7, the UK MoD claimed "at least 10 Russian Generals killed on the battlefield in Ukraine."^tweet Even if this number doesn't match the numbers confirmed, the UK MoD is a significant source and therefor the information should be added to the article. 2A02:8109:BD40:65C4:34FF:6EF6:BBD7:5391 (talk) 11:16, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

How and where do you suggest this be included? There's only 8 generals on the list of claimed/confirmed, so this does conflict with the verified information that we have available to us. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:40, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Any proof of life of Tushayev (Тушаев) since March 2022?

Is there any convincing proof of public apparition by the man in the last 6 months? The only thing that seems to confirm him being alive is a phone call with Kadyrov that is hardly convincing... A few photos published in Chechen press don't permit datation. He was a pretty public figure and seem to have disappeared, dead or not. Edit: there was enough proof of life for @KilledInUkraine to remove them from their list. He wasn't really a general either it seems. https://twitter.com/KilledInUkraine/status/1539971630155214859 JidGom (talk) 11:57, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Captured Generals

Still a better source is needed, but I think captured and not only KIA/MIA should be mentioned, too:

https://twitter.com/LvivJournal/status/1567974442856513536 92.76.164.120 (talk) 02:59, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Based on the goal and intention of the article, to document the loss of Russian generals, I think this is a good suggestion. Captured Russian generals are still a significant loss to the Russian army. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:27, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

No generals were captured period. The Lt. Col. who was captured and Andrei Sychevoi have different facial features Shhssh (talk) 15:36, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Also, such sites as "Lviv Journal" or "Kyiv independent" are not reliable sources. For the matter of fact, people who use such words as "orc" when describing Russians isn't reliable either Shhssh (talk) 15:38, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

As I mentioned, the source is bad, but it is about the idea. So if any general is captured and it is from a safe source it should be mentioned here, too. Not only KIA or MIA, POW, too. That are my 2cts :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.76.164.120 (talk) 06:13, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

The Kyiv Independent is reliable (not familiar with the other). —Michael Z. 04:34, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

• SUPPORT the proposal to include in scope of this List article captured generals as well as generals that have been killed. It makes sense to include all the Russian generals who are removed from the field of battle and/or leading their military units during this war. N2e (talk) 02:49, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
• Support including all casualties of Russian generals: KIA, wounded, MIA, PW, or deserted. —Michael Z. 04:36, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

To that end, looks like there are now two sources for the POW/captured status of Lt. General Andrei Sychevoi, and both are cited in his article.

• Support but this would require renaming the article. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:18, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Expand with senior officers?

Reliable sources covering the 2022 invasion of Ukraine have also extensively discussed the killing of Russian senior officers, namely the ranks of Colonel (Полко́вник Polkóvnik), Lieutenant colonel (Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik), and Major (Майо́р Mayór), see Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation). On Ukrainian Wikipedia, namely uk:Список_російських_офіцерів,_що_загинули_під_час_вторгнення_в_Україну_(2022)#Старші_офіцери, there is a long list of these senior officers who are claimed to be killed according to reliable sources cited there; some of these even have their own Wikipedia biographies such as uk:Ісайкін Віктор Іванович and uk:Сухарєв Сергій Володимирович (Russian: ru:Сухарев, Сергей Владимирович (Герой России); Polish: pl:Siergiej Suchariew). Is it worth expanding this list to include these notable senior officers killed in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine as well? Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 06:19, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

I think it would be an improvement. Or they could be dropped into Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War. —Michael Z. 14:53, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Good point. Maybe we could turn that around and merge Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War#Russian_and_DPR/LPR_military into this list? Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 17:47, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Bias?

Why is there no page confirming ukrainian officials deaths, which are also very high? 87.10.79.190 (talk) 05:59, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Be the change you want to see, go ahead and make a page. Bare in mind there is the requirement of reliable sources and passing the bar of what's considered notable enough to have its own article. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:10, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Currently no Ukrainian Generals killed during this war, but during the War in Donbas, 4 Ukrainian Generals were killed. I will create an article soon.Mr.User200 (talk) 23:14, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

New report, Dmitri Aleksandrovich Ulyanov

Major general Dmitri Ulyanov Not found in wikipedia Source : https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11721601/Russian-general-Dmitry-Ulyanov-killed-Ukraine-latest-blow-Putin.html Andrez1973 (talk) 19:09, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Need to wait for better sources. Check WP:RSP when you only find stuff in a British tabloid.  —Michael Z. 23:42, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

I found another source https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/another-blow-for-putin-after-10th-senior-commander-killed-fighting-in-ukraine/ar-AA17cWos?li=BBnb7Kz --Andrez1973 (talk) 01:01, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

I added it to the table but it needs work. The time is not clear and what division he was in charge of was also not clear. --Cs california (talk) 09:41, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Kolesnikov to "rebutted reports"

There is a report from 16th of february showing Andrei Kolesnikov in Syria as chief of the Russian troops in Aleppo, should therefore be removed from the list. (https://mlyn.by/16022023/fotofakt-gospital-mediczinskogo-specznaza-pristupil-k-rabote-v-sirii/) 2003:C1:AF34:CA00:1027:E09:A65:1AF6 (talk) 20:05, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

Name change

Suggest change of name to link this article with the other Ukraine war articles a number of which have changed names. Also, the "Russian invasion of Ukraine" is only a small part of the war, possibly just early 2022 as it only relates to the invasion, not the ongoing war in 2023.

New name suggested:- List of Russian generals killed during the Russo-Ukrainian War : Ânes-pur-sàng (talk) 13:05, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

They're still invaders in Ukraine, it doesn't just refer to the initial assault. The main article for the war is titled Russian invasion of Ukraine, which refers to the period of time between February 24, 2022, and now. There's another article, Russo-Ukrainian War, which refers to the period of time between February 20, 2014, and now. This article that we're on the talk page for is for listing the generals for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which makes the current title appropriate. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:18, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

The narrative has been changing over the last year with the Russo-Ukrainian War starting in 2014 and continuing as an escalation in 2022. The Russian invasion of Ukraine becoming related to the 2022 events solely. I consider the original invasion was in 2014 and these generals have died in the Russo-Ukrainian War.Ânes-pur-sàng (talk) 08:41, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Support. This belongs to the broader context of the war, represented by the main article. It just so happens that all the generals that we know of were killed since February 2022.  —Michael Z. 15:41, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

@Ânes-pur-sàng: please wrap your proposal into {{Requested move}}. –Vipz (talk) 16:51, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose: To be clear, I'm opposed to this move based on my above comment. Hey man im josh (talk) 16:56, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose this topic is notable because of the large number of generals killed in a year and a few months. It becomes less impressive in a timespan of nine years and makes the notability of this article lose weight. Super Ψ Dro 15:37, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose. They were killed since 2022, not 2014. Mellk (talk) 13:02, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose. These generals were killed in the first 18 months. It's accurate to say they were killed in the invasion. It would be inaccurate to characterize them as part of something else. Cloudjpk (talk) 18:45, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

  The invasion and everything in it are part of the war. It’s certainly accurate to say so.  —Michael Z. 22:44, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

  • How many generals have been killed since the first 18 months? Cloudjpk (talk) 21:09, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose The Russian invasion is ongoing. It hasn't stopped. AugusteBlanqui (talk) 10:46, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Confirmed/Claimed?

How are we determining claimed or killed? While his death his widely speculated by various media and bloggers, it does not seem to me like we can move this into the confirmed category at this point. We have encountered this before where we had to walk back "confirmed" killings to outright removal of them from the list as they turned up alive. Words in the Wind(talk) 20:16, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

• Those cases were when claims were made by Ukrainian officials and not backed up by Russian confirmation. In Tsokov's case pretty much every major pro-war Russian telegram channel has posted on his death, and these channels would not confirm his death unless he really died. There will probably be an official obituary forthcoming. Kges1901 (talk) 20:34, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

I guess that's what I am trying to clarify. What are we saying is an authoritative source to move into confirmed? Is social media like Telegram from Russian sources considered authoritative enough to move into confirmed or do we wait until something quite substantive like an obituary or official announcement from Russian government sources or family comes out. While it may be difficult to get the latter it seems like it would be the most authoritative while sources from Telegram still seems speculative to me. I think it is important that we maintain the most authoritative list possible and use the correct definitions if we can. Curious what others think. Words in the Wind(talk) 21:00, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

We use reliable sources. Authoritative is harder to come by. We are careful not to go beyond our sources. We accept that our sources do not all agree, certainty is seldom possible here, and we don't use terms that imply otherwise. Sometimes all we can say is "according to this source". But that does *not* open the door to citing unreliable sources. Cloudjpk (talk) 02:07, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Out of how many Russian generals?

Shouldn't we also mention the number of currently or previously active generals in the Russian Army in the introduction, to get the relative significance or insignificance of the list? A counterpart article, a specific "List of Russian generals [not killed]" seems not to exist. – Btw, how many were there before the invasion and how many now? David Schopenhauer (talk) 08:23, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Seems impossible to make such a list or count, more so of the generals that are in Ukraine, or leading combat formations in Ukraine.

Defining what kind of list is significant to compare the list of KIA to seems like an exercise in WP:OR or WP:SYNTH to me. We should try to find reliable secondary sources that do so, and not attempt it ourselves.  —Michael Z. 18:22, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Seems to me that the the statements in the lead, like “ The scale of these losses is unprecedented since World War II,” and everything in the Analysis section is sufficient. If more sources appear, the article can be improved. I’m sure this will be examined for decades to come.  —Michael Z. 18:26, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

I'm confused...

1. I ask for the pure mathematical, statistical significance of relational numbers. Absolute numbers carry no (mathematical) meaning, without a reference point, esp. for a noob. Out of 10 or 2000 generals?
2. I meant the generals of the Russian Armed Forces, say its Ground Forces, as such and as a whole. Of course, their location is mainly opaque (fog of war).
3. Thus, this entirety/number isn't known, not for any given date in the past 500+ days? Not a single official source (cue: RF Ministry of Defense)?
4. If not, any rough estimate (magnitude) for me, here?

David Schopenhauer (talk) 07:34, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

It is very very unusual for top Generals to die in a battle zone. That is the reason for this page.

The Russian army has a multitude of Generals, many will be in logistics or other specialist areas, many will run regional bases, many will have been "kicked upstairs" to get the promotion, others will have moved outside the pure military sphere.

Not many go through the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia which teaches them how to command divisions and run combined arms armies, Corps and multiple armies. It is these key, highly trained, experienced Generals that matter.

The number of senior officers removed from their commands for incompetence, "lack of moral fibre", or "rebellion", shows how many are not suitable for higher commands.

Many lower ranked Colonels, who were competent, experienced commanders destined for promotion, have died leading their commands since 2022.

So it does not really matter how many "generals" remain, it is not a question of numbers, it is about Russia losing their "crème de la crème". Ânes-pur-sàng (talk) 09:36, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for your assessments, from which I draw the conclusion:

This ratio lacks a meaningful information in this context and significance for the article. David Schopenhauer (talk) 08:34, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Actually, some sources say that there has been selection for factionalism, corruption, and therefore for incompetence in Russian officer ranks.

For example, ISW recently wrote that Popov was fired after standing up for supporting his own troops properly, and possibly for reasons of infighting: anyone critical may be suspected by the Shoigu/Gerasimov faction of personal disloyalty.  —Michael Z. 19:15, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

I agree. This page is currently sufficient. 2600:1009:B13E:CE0A:D13B:57C:D4FB:582C (talk) 06:06, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Admirals are not Generals, but perhaps list here instead of adding a new list of 1 Admiral ?

Unconfirmed reports from multiple sources have claimed Admiral Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov died when cruise missiles - including at least one British-made Storm Shadow missile - slammed into the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea.

Schwacking an Admiral is even rarer than Generals.. Technically they are same rank/level as Generals in the Armies

Last time admirals got killed in a conflict was I think WW2, Last time Russia lost an(rear) Admiral i think was Makarov in the Russo Japanese war in 1877-78 due to a naval mine Drgonzo (talk) 13:49, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Let's wait whether it will be confirmed. But I agree an admiral is a general level officer; so let's include them in this list. And yes killing of admirals is very rare, but that may be in part because there are fewer, and that they are even further away from direct fire than ground generals. In addition, if this report is confirmed the killed admiral would be the first 3-star officer to be killed (all ground generals were 1 or 2 star although the reportedly critically wounded general Romanchuk is also a 3 star (colonel general) ranked officer). Arnoutf (talk) 21:54, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Yes, they are all general officers or flag officers. I don’t think we need to rename the article if an admiral is added, but we could use List of Russian general officers killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  —Michael Z. 23:04, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Yes, we should add Sokolov as a claim. The Guardian reporting the claim (not confirmation) today. We could add a row "other flag officers" and put the Sokolov claim there. AugusteBlanqui (talk) 13:16, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

I agree we should now add Sokolov. When commenting earlier (23 Sep) the Ukrainians had not yet claimed this casualty. I would not add a row "other flag" officers officers though as that would complicate it all unduly (what to do with the killing of a marshal: 5 star general? and perhaps some). Also it would complicate the timeline (which is relevant here). So let's just leave it as a list and perhaps add a minor explanation somewhere in the intro. Arnoutf (talk) 16:08, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Russia has released video of Sokolov, presumably in order to dispute his death. (Reported by Reuters & Al Jazeera.) Apparently, he attended a meeting in which he blinked, but did not speak. Is this enough to move him to Rebutted reports? Or does that section need better evidence? Maybe keep him where he is and list him as Claimed & disputed. BucketOfSquirrels (talk) 13:32, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Did Russia literally dispute it? They did say the meeting took place today, but I haven’t seen them quoted as saying he’s alive. “But the BBC has so far been unable to verify whether the meeting actually took place on Tuesday, or whether the image of Adm Sokolov on the video link is in real time.”[4] “Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had declined to comment on the Ukrainian claim, referring reporters to the ministry” and “In response to the Russian video, the Ukraine special forces said on Telegram: "Since the Russians were urgently forced to publish a response with Sokolov allegedly alive, our units are clarifying the information."”[5] So I think “claimed” still accurately describes a situation for which everyone except the Russians awaits more information.

So what does “rebutted” mean? It’s an oddly vague term to describe an entire significant category of killings including ones completely disproven and ones like this, which can’t be reasonably distinguished from “claimed.” —Michael Z. 16:58, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

I think at this moment in time something can be said for including in either list; as we simply do not know (yet). Russia and Ukraine are both vague right now. Let's not make this a bit thing as it is a rather recent development. The next few days will clarify where we stand. Claimed but denied, Claimed and acknowledge, or further rebuttal evidence. Until that time I suggest to put it anywhere, with a note it is challenged (if in the top list of claims) or inconclusively rebutted (if added to that list) and wait till further information becomes available. Arnoutf (talk) 18:32, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Right. But the problem is not this moment in time or the known facts. There may continue to be new information and uncertainties as long as this war lasts and beyond. The problem is that the lists are ill-defined because their criteria are vague and can be interpreted as overlapping. We need to clarify.  —Michael Z. 02:44, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Suggestion: add a red "disputed" status to the green "confirmed" and the yellow "claimed" status

Following the discussion above, I suggest that we add a new status to the list: "disputed". Right now, the "rebutted" table covers two scenarios: either the respective general has been confirmed by reliable sources to be still alive or Ukraine has rescinded their claim of his death, or Russia has denied that the person is actually dead. With the new status, we can easily clarify that a death is confirmed with Ukraine and Russia disagreeing on the status of the general, while making it clear when a report of a death has been confirmed to be correct. Cortador (talk) 09:59, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Possible allegation that Russian Major General killed. Reads blown up by mine

The title says my reason. However it is unconfirmed, and the case is seemingly still fresh. Only social media and one possible unreliable source claims this. I ask to watch the reports coming in and see if it is factual

The general in question is known as "Vasilyevich Zavadsky"

source: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/28/2208440/-More-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-Russian-major-general-reported-killed-by-mine

Again I yield the fact that my source is possibly unreliable, but these are allegations of such even despite. 2601:601:A400:D4A0:28ED:CE0B:7B64:795 (talk) 01:58, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Yes, saw this too. If it gets reported by a good source as alleged then it should be included here as 'claimed' AugusteBlanqui (talk) 10:26, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Death is confirmed by ru source (alumni assoc of the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School) https://vk.com/wall549646110_690 Tovarischivanov (talk) 16:01, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Multiple Russian sources (some tied to the Russian military) have reported his death and means of death, so I have added it as "Confirmed" to the list. TROPtastic (talk) 21:33, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Andrei Simonov

So Simonov was allegedly killed on April 30, 2022. That's more than a year an a half ago. It is still listed as unconfirmed. Has anyone seen him in the past year and a half? Just seems at some point Wikipedia should make a decision on whether or not he is dead or alive. It is not like he went missing or crash landed in a jungle. Jjazz76 (talk) 23:06, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

WP does not have to make a decision. That is incorrect. Until there is some reliable source confirming his death the status remains claimed. MartinezMD (talk) 00:14, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Might as well just remove him from the list then. Lots of people might be dead/might be alive. Really lazy to just leave him in this limbo space. Makes Wikipedia look like garbage. Jjazz76 (talk) 00:49, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

You seem to have a preconceived goal here with the "garbage" statement. The allegation of his death came from an official Ukrainian source, presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych. Like it or not, this is how it stays. MartinezMD (talk) 01:49, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Again it shouldn't stay like this forever. At some point a decision should be made based on availably sources and not left in perpetual limbo. I hope future editors can look at the balance of evidence at some point and make a decision. Jjazz76 (talk) 04:12, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

And no pre-conceived notion other than truth. A printed encyclopedia wouldn't contain such claims. Jjazz76 (talk) 04:13, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

His life isn’t confirmed either. The last info is reported death. It can stay this way forever. Although this is not a printed encyclopedia, why wouldn’t one mention an unconfirmed death, or “Russia lost at least 7 or 8 officers”?  —Michael Z. 04:42, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Well, if his life isn't confirmed, then we've got a bigger problem - Every biographical article should have independent confirmation - otherwise we are just heading into the realm of speculative fantasy.

Why wouldn't one mention an unconfirmed death - If we can have a definitive lists of events from 70 years ago, we should be able to generate definitive lists for events in the past 5 years: List of U.S. general officers and flag officers killed in World War II Jjazz76 (talk) 05:03, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

What do you mean “should have”? We can’t create “independent confirmation” on demand, and we certainly can’t “make a decision on the facts” as suggested above.

We’re documenting what was said about him and reported in reliable sources. That hasn’t changed or been added to in a year and a half, so that’s what stands. If reliable sources ever report independent confirmation or make a decision, then we can add that.  —Michael Z. 07:27, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Possible allegation that Russian Colonel Killed - Reads killed after "Standing on Mine"

The title claims it all. Another source of mine, along with (only sources apparently available…) The Sun[6] and Newsweek[7] providing evidence from Russian Telegram (and from "funeral notices and obituaries") claim Colonel Arman Ospanov was killed by a mine after being tasked with "Raising morale of Russian Forces on the front lines." Alleged location of death was conflict-zone Krynky.

Arman Ospanov was the "Leader of the Russian Airborne Forces", Official rank seemingly is a Colonel.

The sources however give another claim from another Russian Telegram source that Ospanov was killed on Jan 6th due to Ukrainian Artillery after "Trying to help tow a Russian Armored Vehicle." In this account, another official, A Sergeant named Alexander Krasnov of the Airborne Division was allegedly also killed in the same blast it seems.

Sources are fresh, but some more of fact checking may be needed.

Thanks for reading. 2601:601:A400:D4A0:2800:8772:CA71:21F7 (talk) 04:32, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

As this is a contentious topic, we need more impeccable sources rather than the periodicals you cited. Borgenland (talk) 05:52, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Given that he was a colonel, I think he would not qualify to this article in any case. So I am not sure this is relevant here at all. Arnoutf (talk) 17:25, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Both of your replies are sharply noted. Thanks for your input. 2601:601:A400:D4A0:792A:3EBD:542:BB3E (talk) 06:47, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

"eight generals"

Should be nine, in line with SPC27205's recent edits, which updated the 8 to 9 in the lede. RememberOrwell (talk) 07:16, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

 Done LizardJr8 (talk)