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Lt-Col Alexander Dosyagayev, left, was killed. A friend holds a portrait of Col Vladimir Ivanov, right, killed earlier in May. Planes flew in a 'Z' formation to commemorate the dead colonels.
Major General Kanamat Botashev, 63 (pictured), was enjoying retirement when Russian tanks rolled across the border on February 24 and had not flown since 2012.
Colonel Denis Kozlov, 40, was the second commander of the 12th Separate Guards Engineers of Keningsbersko-Gorodokskaya Red Banner Brigade to die.
Mystery is growing over the fate of Vladimir Putin's Black Fleet chief, Admiral Igor Osipov, who has 'not been seen alive' since the sinking of the Moskva warship one month ago.
Why Putin Needs a Landing Force in Transnistria. The fact that the war in Ukraine could affect Transnistria became clear as soon as Russia began its invasion. The unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) immediately started appearing in...