Ukraine may have captured a Russian general in what would be the highest-ranking of Moscow’s officers to be taken prisoner since the Second World War.
Video published Wednesday revealed a group of Russian POWs detained by Ukraine amid a surprise counter-attack near the city of Kharkiv, among them a man wearing the uniform of a mid-ranking Lieutenant-Colonel.
But Ukrainian media now claims the man is ‘likely’ to be Andrei Sychevoi, who is actually a high-ranking Lieutenant-General and commander of Russia’s Group of Forces West.
The Kyiv Post was among Ukrainian outlets to report the news, claiming General Sychevoi had been dressed in a uniform of a lower rank in a hurried attempt to hide his identity before being captured.
The paper, which has been a reliable source of information throughout the war, reports Sychevoi’s capture as ‘likely, but not confirmed’.
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