# Putin 'loses his FIFTH general'

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Top commander who bragged the war would be over ‘in a few hours’ is killed in Ukrainian strike - as Kyiv continues to take out Moscow’s elite troops

Lieutenant General Yakov Rezantsev killed in a strike by Ukraine, sources said

It marks the fifth Russian general that Ukraine claims to have killed in Ukraine

Putin’s forces are suffering heavy losses at the hands of Ukrainian defenders

Russia has lost 16 top brass in just a month of fighting

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The general’s death means the Russian army has now lost a staggering 16 military commanders in a month, as Putin’s invading forces suffer heavy losses at the hands of dogged Ukrainian defenders.

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[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10651979/Putin-lose…](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10651979/Putin-loses-FIFTH-general-Russian-commander-killed-Ukrainian-strike-military-sources-claim.html)