Putin lost his 40th colonel in Ukraine in the latest milestone of Russia s faltering invasion. Lt Col Alexander Blinov, 42, was killed on March 15 but his death was denied. His grave has been pictured
Lt-Col Fezul Bichikaev, 36, (pictured) has become the 39th Russian colonel to die in Ukraine. It came ahead of Putin s ahead of his Victory Day military extravaganza in Moscow tomorrow.
Lieutenant Colonel Fyodor Evgenievich Solovyov, 44, died in the Donbas, according to reports in his homeland. He commanded the howitzer regiment of the 127 motorised rifle division.