Russia – Ukraine News Live Updates: Russian commanding officer Major General Andrei Sukhovitsky killed in Ukraine

Russian armored vehicles rolled up to Kyiv’s northern outskirts, coming closer in their bid to encircle the Ukrainian capital. On Thursday, Russia’s two-front attack on Kyiv resumed. The Russian forces suffered heavy losses as a result of the Ukrainian forces’ tough fighting. The Russian 7th Airborne Division’s commanding officer, Major General Andrei Sukhovitsky, was killed in battle in Ukraine earlier this week. A local officers’ organization in the Krasnodar area of southern Russia verified his death. The circumstances of his death were unclear at the time.