The General was flying a ground attack aircraft following an attack and was then hit by an anti-aircraft missile that was fired by paratroopers from the Ukrainian side. Major General Kanamat Botashev, 63, had no time to eject from his aircraft and was killed immediately in the explosion.
Botashev was shot down on Sunday by a Stinger anti-aircraft missile in a battle for the eastern city of Luhansk.
It has been claimed by the Ukrainian forces that he is the 13th Russian general to have been killed by their forces.
Ukraine has claimed to have shot down 205 Russian fixed-wing aircraft and 170 helicopters since the beginning of the invasion.
The General’s death and the above claims from the Ukrainians are an embarrassment for President Putin who has failed to achieve air dominance over the last three months....
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