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
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The soldier, whose unit is deployed near the eastern front in Kharkiv according to Ukraine s MoD, also explained how he and FSB colleagues beat an old man to death for taking photos of Russian troops