Andrey Sukhovetsky

Andrei Aleksandrovich Sukhovetsky (; 25 June 1974 – 28 February 2022) was a Russian Airborne Forces major general (one-star rank). He was killed in action during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sukhovetsky's last assignment was as deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army, a Russian Ground Forces command participating in the invasion of Ukraine. Conflicting reports of the place of his death have arisen, though his death itself is regarded as confirmed.

Biography Sukhovetsky was born on 25 June 1974. He graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School in 1995, and initially served as a platoon commander before gradually rising in the ranks. He served in military operations in the North Caucasus, and fought in Abkhazia during the Russo-Georgian War of 2008. According to Ukrainian sources, he was shot by a sniper, either in the city of Hostomel or when landing at Hostomel Airport. According to one report, he had ventured to the front of the stalled Russian Kyiv convoy. In contrast, another report claimed that he died near Mariupol, which was besieged by Russian forces at the time;

His death was first reported by Andrei Terekhov, a retired Russian intelligence officer, on Twitter on 1 March.