Attack on Belbek airfield: Russian general eliminated
Ukrainian Forces eliminate Russian General during attack on Belbek airfield in Crimea (Photo: Getty Images)
Ukrainian Forces successfully eiminate Russian General during attack on Belbek airfield in Crimea, according to Telegram channel Crimean Wind.
Russian general Alexander Tatarenko was successfully eliminated during an attack on the temporarily occupied Belbek airfield in Crimea.
According to Russian sources, ten Russian military personnel were reportedly eliminated during the attack, including Major General Alexander Tatarenko, the Commander of an aviation squadron.
About Tatarenko
Information from open sources indicates that the eliminated general was 63 years old. He served in the Russian Far East, Urals, Siberia, and northern regions. In 2016, he was appointed the Commander of the 14th Army of the Aerospace Forces and Air Defense of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation. He held the rank of Military Pilot, 1st Class.
Attack on Belbek airfield
On January 31, explosions occurred in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Occupiers claimed the launch of "20 missiles," which they claimed to have successfully intercepted.
In response, the Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykola Oleshchuk, hinted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had targeted the Belbek airfield. More details about the attack are available in the material by RBC-Ukraine.
Elimination of Russian generals in Ukraine
In late November 2023, Major General Vladimir Zavadsky, a former deputy commander of the 14th Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces, was eliminated in Ukraine.
Earlier, Ukraine's Defence Intelligence confirmed the information about the elimination of the Commander of the Krasnodar submarine Stanislav Rzhytskyi, who was involved in missile attacks on Ukraine.
In July 2023, Russian Lieutenant General Oleg Tsokov was eliminated in the area near the temporarily occupied Berdyansk.
In addition, in June 2022, the Strategic Communications Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the death of Russian Major General Roman Kutuzov in battle near Popasna.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirms the information about eliminating the mentioned Russian military officials."F
