Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine since February 2022 has led to significant losses among the high command of the Russian army. According to open sources and reports from Russian and Ukrainian media, at least 19 generals have died, though not all deaths have been officially confirmed by Moscow, writes The Insider.
Fanil Sarvarov is currently the last on the list of 19 Russian generals whom Ukraine has managed to eliminate.
Russia's general losses occurred both at the front and in the rear — as a result of artillery strikes on headquarters, aviation incidents, sabotage, and explosions in Russia. Several high-ranking officers were killed by snipers in the first months of the war.
Among the deceased are also officers who were already retired but participated in combat operations, including Wagner PMC and "Storm Z" assault formations.
List of deceased generals:
1) Andrei Sukhovetsky, Major General, Deputy Commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army. Killed on February 28, 2022, in Chernihiv Oblast — according to certain data, he was shot by a sniper. He became the first general whose death was officially confirmed in the Russian Federation.
2) Oleg Mityaev, Major General, commanded the 150th Motorized Rifle Division, killed in 2022 during battles for Mariupol. The Ukrainian Azov Battalion announced his elimination; information was partially confirmed by Russian sources.
3) Vladimir Frolov, Major General, Deputy Commander of the 8th Combined Arms Army, killed on March 10, 2022, in Mariupol by sniper fire.
4) Andrei Simonov, Major General, commanded the Electronic Warfare troops of the Western Military District, killed on April 30, 2022, after an artillery strike on a command post in the Izyum district of Kharkiv Oblast.
5) Kanamat Botashev, retired Major General, participated in combat operations in Wagner PMC, killed on May 22, 2022, during the downing of his Su-25 aircraft.
6) Roman Kutuzov, Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff of the 8th Army, killed on June 5, 2022, in the Popasna area.
7) Dmitry Ulyanov, retired Major General, killed on February 6, 2023, commanded a regiment of mobilized personnel in Tatarstan.
8) Sergei Gorachev, Major General, Chief of Staff of the 35th Army, killed on June 12, 2023, in Prymorsk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, after a strike on the headquarters during Ukraine's counteroffensive.
9) Oleg Tsokov, Lieutenant General, Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District, killed on July 11, 2023, during a strike on a reserve command post in Berdiansk.
10) Vladimir Zavadsky, Major General, Deputy Commander of the 14th Corps, killed on November 28, 2023, in Kherson Oblast, possibly by stepping on a mine or coming under shelling.
11) Igor Trifonov, Major General of Police, killed on December 12, 2023.
12) Andrei Golovatsky, retired Major General, killed on June 30, 2024.
13) Ildar Saidov, Major General of the Customs Service, after mobilization in the "Storm Z" assault unit, killed on September 14, 2024.
14) Pavel Klimenko, Major General, commanded the 5th Guards Brigade, killed on November 6, 2024.
15) Igor Kirillov, Lieutenant General, Head of Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops, killed on December 17, 2024, during an explosion in Moscow.
16) Konstantin Smyashko, Major General, killed on December 26, 2024; the circumstances of death were not officially disclosed; it could have been an airstrike or a HIMARS strike.
17) Yaroslav Moskalik, Lieutenant General, Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff, killed on April 25, 2025, as a result of an explosion on Russian territory.
18) Mikhail Gudkov, Guards Major General, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, killed on July 2, 2025, during a missile strike (Russian sources reported death "while performing a combat mission").
19) Fanil Sarvarov, Lieutenant General, Head of the Operational Training Directorate of the General Staff, killed on December 22, 2025, in an explosion of a booby-trapped car in Moscow.
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