For wounding the head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, general Valery Gerasimov Ukrainian sources have been talking for the last few hours. He was reportedly wounded after a Ukrainian attack in Izium (Eastern Ukraine), near the Russian headquarters.
According to the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Anton Gerastsenko and Ukrainian media, Gerasimov was injured in the leg, but the injury is not serious.
According to the same sources, the Russian general had been sent to Ukraine to personally oversee the operation in Donbas.
It is noted that on the Ukrainian front it seems that several high-ranking Russian officers have lost their lives.
So far it does not exist official information from the Russian side.
EWe received confirmation of yesterday’s explosion in #Izium (Eastern 🇺🇦) near 🇷🇺 headquarters. It is known that 🇷🇺 Head of General Staff Gerasimov was there to lead attack on #Sloviansk.
Large number of casualties among senior 🇷🇺 officers has been confirmed.#UkraineRussianWar
– Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) May 1, 2022
UPDATE – Yesterday’s #Ukraine attack on the Rus. HQ in #Izium was designed to liquidate the high-value target – chief of Gen. Staff of RAF Gen. Valeriy Gerasimov. The Kremlin sent him to get a victory for the May 9 parade. Gerasimov was close to the blast but wounded. [Thread⬇️] pic.twitter.com/vYgZQRoML3
– Victor Kovalenko (@MrKovalenko) May 1, 2022
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